Never Weaken -- Anymore

Two words: Harold Lloyd. Go find his movies and laugh your ass off. Harold Lloyd was the smart go getter to Buster Keaton's stone faced loser and Chaplin's tramp character. Though less remembered today, he actually did more films than Keaton or Chaplin.

Another Human Effects film that will have your jaw hanging open, this 1921 three-reel film gives a capsule look at (probably) Culver City CA -- If you can take your eyes off of Harold hanging off of the girders of a skyscraper in progress.

If you can look away, you'll see the local traffic and gridlock, the trolleys running, and the changing skyline as more high rises were being built.

The music, "Anymore" is a simple ode to the determination that comes when you give yourself to faith. Without anything left to go on, there is a certain grace and strength to simply holding up your head and putting yourself into the hand of a greater power. To trust not blindly but with all you have.

Making that leap of faith without knowing what's under your feet.

This was recorded with Mike Williams on drums, Tedd simply had him playing as if it was a somewhat heavier song than we performed with "Street Legal". Later, Tedd added the Voyager and GR-20 and mixed it down. Then we sent the finished song to Mike, who had no idea it was going to be getting all that work!

To find out if Harold's less than willing leap of faith was successful, you'll need to go to the Internet Archive and pull up "Never Weaken". The movie runs a bit less than 30 minutes, and is a howl, start to finish.

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[masterlee123]

What the name of the movie?

[Goldenthrush]

@masterlee123 It's "Never Weaken"

[MuttleyMeen]

"If you can take your eyes off of Harold hanging off of the girders of a skyscraper in progress."

He didn't went on real skyscrapers. He used a platform trick/illusion still used today.

Search for Silent Clowns documentary.

He might have done more films but that doesn't mean they were better than Chaplins'

[Goldenthrush]

@MuttleyMeen Hm, I remember that documentary and prefer the information closer to the source, so to speak.

I'm not a fan of Chaplin, but it's wonderful that he still has them after so long. :D

[Goldenthrush]

@MuttleyMeen Hm, I remember that documentary and prefer the information closer to the source, so to speak. (Search for contemporary interviews and news features on the films.)

I'm not a fan of Chaplin, but it's wonderful that he still has them after so long. :D

[drmoonrat]

Llyod played a great charicter and gave Chaplin a run for his money in a few instantes. This was one of his "Dare-devil" movies. He only did about three or four in his career, but he was mostly rememberd for "Safty Last".

He only had three fingers on his right hand when he did this movie.

[BelovedDavid]

It is really a pitty that Lloyd is forgotten today. He was a genius! There was a kind of revival of his pictures in the mid-eighties. Maybe the internet can keep the memory alive. He was always very friendly to his fans!

[FaggotStrike502]

I would think Buster was great, but everyone has there own opinion. This guy shouldn't call Buster a loser because it wouldn't be respectful too a guy that's dead.

[ferociousgumby]

Harold, Harold, HAROLD!!!!!

[nerdflanders8710]

I think he's better than Chaplin

[Cruusher]

Lol! Looks like a Welding Inspector I knew trying to get out and inspect full pens. Dam, he left fingerprints all over the Iron.

[MrAlsfan5]

@MuttleyMeen He was on a skyscraper and did not use stunt men.

[julesj0]

@MuttleyMeen actually the routine was filmed on a girder setup built on top of another skyscraper - and the set-up was built very close to the edge...so it is a very dangerous stunt indeed.

And don't forget he lost the thumb and forefinger of his right hand in 1919 (he wears a leather glove with fake digits).and yet still did all those incredible stunts.

Chaplin at his best is superb - but Chaplin's weakness was always sentimentality and that marred a number of his films.

[ThiWhiteBoii]

lmfao this actually made me laugh so hard that my eyes were watery

[CrazyRayStuntman]

you screwed up a perfectly good video with that music

[nerdflanders8710]

this guy was the shit