Harold Lloyd
Noun
Meaning
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
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Examples
Siegel: "We especially loved some of those movies in which Harold Lloyd would start off as a sort of momma's boy being pushed around, kicked around, thrown around, and then suddenly would turn into a fighting whirlwind."
Both carry with them a diehard fan base, which means you might spy someone in a Spider-Man onesie saddling up to the bar next to a Harold Lloyd look-alike, while Merritt discusses Julius, Oswald and Mickey with animation buffs in the corner.
Harold Lloyd came the first night and we showed and the 18 fellows met with him.
Three Smart Saps (1942), a film considered to be an improvement, features a reworking of a routine from Harold Lloyd 's The Freshman (1925), in which Curly's loosely basted suit begins to come apart at the seams while he is on the dance floor.