The Man In The Glasses: The Harold Lloyd Podcast

We're back from summer break to take a deep dive into the early days of the movies with Tracey Goessel of Film Preservation Society and Randy Haberkamp of the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library! From "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (1921) to "Saving Private Ryan," (1998) the artistic and medical reasons why modern filmmakers who embrace the visual language of silent film are more emotionally suc...

1914 was a formative year for four of Hollywood's biggest icons, and their burgeoning careers caused changes in the film industry that formed it into what it is today. Sources: "Magic In A Pair Of Horn-Rimmed Glasses" by Annette D'Agostino Lloyd, "The Harold Lloyd Encyclopedia" by Annette D'Agostino Lloyd, "Lonesome Luke's Lively Life" by Steve Massa, "The Parade's Gone By" by Kevin Brownlow, "Mar...

In the fall of1912 , Harold and his dad, "Foxy" Lloyd, flipped a coin. They had the money to move and make a fresh start, but where would be best for Harold's career? Heads, go east to New York and try to break into Broadway. Tails, go west and join acting mentor John Lane Connor at his theatrical company in San Diego.  Biographer Annette D'Agostino Lloyd guides us through this pivotal coin toss,...

Happy Birthday to Gloria Lloyd Roberts, Harold's eldest child born on May 22, 1924! To celebrate we're listening to Leonard Maltin interview Gloria and her daughter Suzanne in 2005, along with home movies and some of Gloria's contributions to Kevin Brownlow and David Gill's documentary, "The Third Genius." Special thanks to Leonard Maltin and Kevin Brownlow. Check out The Official Harold Lloyd Web...

Comedians Tommy Murray and Hayley Everitt are creating a unique theatrical experience in the United Kingdom using the story of Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis, and featuring other silent comedy all-stars. Tommy & Hayley discuss the inspiration for their act, how they connect personally and professionally with Harold, Mildred and other silent comedians, and how their show has evolved to become m...

We're celebrating the legendary Bruce Goldstein, honoree of the 2026 Robert Osborne Award at the TCM Film Festival! Founder of Rialto Pictures and veteran cinema programmer for the Bleecker Street Cinema, the Carnegie Hall cinema, and the Thalia, and at Film Forum for 40 years, Bruce is one of the leading figures in film distribution, exhibition and curation.  Bruce has programmed Harold Lloyd man...

Scott McGee is back to talk all about his book "Danger On The Silver Screen: 50 Films Celebrating Cinema's Greatest Stunts," which features a section on "Safety Last."  This fantastic book chronicles the history of stunts in filmmaking from the silent comedy of Harold, Buster and Chaplin and the heroics of Douglas Fairbanks and Richard Barthelmess through epics like Ben-Hur and How The West Was Wo...

Watch the enhanced video version on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKCgZUHXKZ4 What IS that behind Harold Lloyd during the final chase in "Speedy"? We're playing detective with Turner Classic Movies director of original programming Scott McGee, who leads us through a complex mystery of rodeo cowboys, breathtaking stunt work, and a horse's butt... Plus: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and King Tut...

It's Harold Lloyd's birthday! So to celebrate we're releasing early the first part of an upcoming episode series on Harold's childhood featuring biographer Annette D'Agostino Lloyd ! Annette discusses parents Foxy and Elisabeth, brother Gaylord, how young Harold first discovered his passion for the theater, and the acts of either extreme coincidence or fate that propelled him toward the screen. Mu...

Robert Israel is one of the most esteemed and accomplished composers working in the area of silent film. He has scored the films of von Stroheim and von Sternberg, Lillian Gish and Douglas Fairbanks, comedians like Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Arbuckle. And he has written music for 20 Harold Lloyd films! Robert guides us through his journey with Harold Lloyd and his inspirations for the musi...

Bienvenue! It's not an April Fool's joke – Harold Lloyd triumphantly returns to France in four brand new restorations coming to theaters nationwide, and the Cinematheque Française is celebrating with two weeks of festivities showcasing the man in the glasses!   Starting April 15th, new 4K restorations of SAFETY LAST (Monte là-dessus), THE FRESHMAN (Vive le sport!), THE KID BROTHER (Le Petit Frère)...

Suzanne, Rich, Dave, Jennifer and Richard return to look back after 50 years at all the fun and work they embarked on at Greenacres. They discuss bringing life back to the estate and reviving Harold's sense of fun and youth. And how they felt the importance of the history they were rescuing.  The Simonton family's friendship with the Lloyds, and Richard's and Robert's engineering projects at the e...

Suzanne Lloyd, Rich Correll, Dave Nowell, Jennifer Edwards and Richard Simonton join us for a riotous trip down memory lane, jam-packed with stories you won't hear anywhere else about Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis and life at Greenacres. Mildred throws costume parties and sleepovers for Sue and Jennifer in elementary school and takes them trick-or-treating. And once they're teenagers, naturally the...

What's it like when your grandparents and their friends are movie legends who love having a child around? According to our guest Suzanne Lloyd, America's sweetheart Mary Pickford drives you to school, WAMPAS star Carmelita Geraghty brings you makeup, and Oscar-winning screenwriter Frances Marion takes you to the bookstore. By 1923, Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis had brought their parents and broth...

Steve Massa is back to discuss his book "Lonesome Luke's Lively Life" and the companion "Lonesome Luke's Picture Book."   Bebe Daniels is becoming a star and Hal Roach is expanding his studio. Meanwhile, Harold Lloyd is learning producing and directing. There's an explosion of comedy studios in the 1910s and 20s. And Pathe Studios is the king of comedy distributors with both Hal Roach and Mack Sen...

Six degrees of every silent comedy passed through the doors of Harold Lloyd and Hal Roach's first film venture. Ben Model & Steve Massa are back to discuss the talents and careers of the Rolin Film Company cast and crew before and after Hal Roach Studios. The genius of Mack Sennett and Keystone, and of Essenay and the Chaplins. And the connections with Arbuckle and Keaton.  Playing music for f...

When Hal Roach met Harold Lloyd, the history of comedy and the movies changed forever.  In those early formative years at Rolin Films, they established a style that was distinctive from their peers but soon became the launchpad for an all-star roster of talent in front of and behind the camera. Here to talk all about Lonesome Luke, Willie Work, and Just Nuts are two of the world's leading experts...

Director Rich Correll and cinematographer Dave Nowell take us back to the 1960s and Greenacres for more incredible stories about life at Harold Lloyd's house.  Now that the boys have not only gotten permission but been hired by Harold to take care of his film library, they begin the process of handling, organizing and sometimes rediscovering Lloyd's own negatives and prints.  They get to know the...

Director Rich Correll and cinematographer David Nowell are two of the most accomplished and esteemed names in Hollywood. They were also best friends with Harold Lloyd, and along with Richard Simonton they preserved his films. Before they went to college... Rich and Dave have unbelievable stories, like how Harold's glove really worked, and the strength and agility of his injured hand. The size of t...

We're back with author and Harold Lloyd biographer Annette D'Agostino Lloyd to discuss shooting - and re-shooting - the Freshman and go in depth on Lloyd's relentless preview process. The cast and crew of "The Freshman" are back to film several scenes over again and finish the big game. It's not business as usual, though, and Harold has to trust his instincts. After months of news articles and an...

To finish off the New Year, we're diving deep into the making of "The Freshman" with Harold Lloyd biographer Annette D'Agostino Lloyd !  At a loss when his usual production method isn't working, Lloyd decides to get outside his comfort zone and try something new - yet old - and go back to the beginning, which turns out to be a very good place to start.  For Part One, we go from idea to execution w...

Enjoy this festive mini-sode featuring stories from Suzanne Lloyd and future guests, director Rich Correll and cinematographer David Nowell remembering Christmas at Greenacres and the legendary Harold Lloyd Christmas tree! Featuring the music of Robert A. Israel. Give if you can this season to Shriner's Hospital for Children. Check out The Official Harold Lloyd Website Official Harold Lloyd Instag...

We begin our celebration of the 100th anniversary of Harold Lloyd's "The Freshman" with a fascinating conversation with Harold's granddaughter Suzanne Lloyd! We're talking all about the origins, release and reception of the world's first football comedy and #8 on ESPN's list of Greatest Sports Movies Ever Made. It's the film no one wanted Harold to make, but it became a phenomenon that launched tw...

Welcome to the The Man In The Glasses, the official podcast exploring and celebrating the life and comedy of Harold Lloyd! On his journey from childhood poverty to the becoming most successful star in Hollywood, he could always be found directly on the pulse of change in American society and technology, from the advent of the movies through the birth of rock 'n roll. In this introductory episode,...