''Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy'', also known as ''World of Comedy'', is a 1962 American

documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

compilation of scenes from

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many Silent film, silent comedy films.Obituary ''Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influent ...

's best known films. The clips were personally selected by Lloyd, who also wrote the voiceover narration.

Plot

The film marked the return of Lloyd to cinemas after an absence of almost two decades, and it included extended excerpts from the classics ''

Safety Last! ''Safety Last!'' is a 1923 American silent romantic-comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It includes one of the most famous images from the silent-film era: Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a skyscr ...

'' and '' Feet First'' which had not been publicly screened during the previous three decades.

Reception

The film was well received by most critics and audiences as a reminder of Lloyd's creative output as the third (with

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered o ...

and

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent films during the 1920s, in which he performed physical comedy and inventive stunts. He frequently ...

) of the "Big 3" great

silent comedy Silent comedy is a style of film, related to but distinct from mime, developed to bring comedy into the medium of film during the silent film era (1900s–1920s), before synchronized soundtracks that could include dialogue were technologically av ...

filmmakers. It was premiered at the

1962 Cannes Film Festival The 15th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 23 May 1962. Japanese writer and diplomat Tetsurō Furukaki served as jury president for the main competition. The Palme d'Or went to the '' O Pagador de Promessas'' (''Keeper of Promises'') by ...

where it received a standing ovation. Although enthusiastically well received by audiences with fond memories of Lloyd's films, the reception by younger critics was slightly more reserved. Specific criticisms include the lack of context for some of the clips and closing narration.
-

David J. Wishart David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damas ...

(ed)
"Lloyd, Harold"
''Encyclopedia of the Great Plains''
- Bosley Crowther
"Harold Lloyd:Compiled Sequences of His Films Are Shown"
''New York Times'', 5 June 1962

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* {{Harold Lloyd 1962 films 1962 comedy films American comedy films American black-and-white films Compilation films Films directed by Harold Lloyd Films scored by Walter Scharf 1960s English-language films 1960s American films

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