A good history of early camera angles use. Harold did do his own stunts but they weren't as dangerous as appeared on the screen. There was scaffolding closer safely than appears. The stunt man that did the long shots really earned his $10 dollars a day. Those scenes were very hazardous.
The goof-with-the-glasses look came about because he was considered too good-looking to be taken seriously as a comic actor. Apparently it was later the inspiration for Clark Kent.
Lloyd did many of these dangerous stunts himself, despite having injured himself in 1919 during the filming of Haunted Spooks when an accident with a prop bomb resulted in the loss of the thumb and index finger of his right hand (the injury was disguised on film with the use of a special prosthetic glove, though the glove often did not go by unnoticed).
A good history of early camera angles use. Harold did do his own stunts but they weren't as dangerous as appeared on the screen. There was scaffolding closer safely than appears. The stunt man that did the long shots really earned his $10 dollars a day. Those scenes were very hazardous.
ziggycat999 8 months ago
The goof-with-the-glasses look came about because he was considered too good-looking to be taken seriously as a comic actor. Apparently it was later the inspiration for Clark Kent.
krakenwave 1 year ago
Lloyd did many of these dangerous stunts himself, despite having injured himself in 1919 during the filming of Haunted Spooks when an accident with a prop bomb resulted in the loss of the thumb and index finger of his right hand (the injury was disguised on film with the use of a special prosthetic glove, though the glove often did not go by unnoticed).
1accused 1 year ago
If This Were A Bollywood Movie, The Actor Would Have Easily Cat-Landed To The Ground.... Heehee!
Da666ManIsBak 1 year ago
Fucking hero.
RegnevaCixot 1 year ago
it was filmed on scaffolding on a very high point overlooking the street still very dangerous tho
40harb 1 year ago
@40harb
not very high... Google it
verbod 1 week ago
No fakery here, the real deal and with only three fingers on his right hand!!!
iwtricapecod 1 year ago 3
OMg this is so good. =D
ise1880 2 years ago 2
@ise1880
this guy does his own stunts, and while he was doing this, he had some wooden fingers. not surprisingly, he lost a couple...
erret3tg4ew5 2 years ago