Harold Lloyd Films

 

⭐ HAROLD LLOYD — SURVIVING FILMS

🎬 1. Surviving Feature Films (ALL survive)

Every Harold Lloyd feature from 1919 onward exists in complete form and in excellent condition.

Features (Complete & Surviving):




  • Dr. Jack (1922)

  • Safety Last! (1923)

  • Girl Shy (1924)

  • Hot Water (1924)

  • The Freshman (1925)

  • For Heaven’s Sake (1926)

  • The Kid Brother (1927)

  • Speedy (1928)

  • Welcome Danger (1929)

  • Feet First (1930)

  • Movie Crazy (1932)

  • The Cat’s‑Paw (1934)

  • The Milky Way (1936)

  • Professor Beware (1938)

  • The Sin of Harold Diddlebock / Mad Wednesday (1947)

All of these are fully preserved because Lloyd personally safeguarded his negatives.

⭐ 2. Surviving Shorts (Partial Survival)

Lloyd made over 200 shorts, but many early negatives were destroyed in the 1943 fire.

Surviving Short‑Film Categories

Below are the categories with survival status:

A. Willie Work Series (1915)

  • Only 1 of 6 survives Five were lost in the 1943 fire.

B. Lonesome Luke Series (1915–1917)

  • 14 of 67 survive 53 were lost in the fire.

C. “Glasses Character” One‑Reelers (1917–1919)

  • 66 survive 15 were lost.

D. Two‑Reelers (1919–1921)

All survive, including:

  • Bumping Into Broadway (1919)

  • From Hand to Mouth (1919)

  • His Royal Slyness (1920)

  • Haunted Spooks (1920)

  • An Eastern Westerner (1920)

  • High and Dizzy (1920)

  • Get Out and Get Under (1920)

  • Among Those Present (1921)

  • Now or Never (1921)

  • I Do (1921)

  • Never Weaken (1921)

These are fully preserved.

⭐ 3. Early Appearances (1913–1914)

Most of Lloyd’s earliest bit roles survive, including:

  • The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)

  • Samson (1914)

  • Twixt Love and Fire (1913)

  • Rory O’ the Bogs (1913)

⭐ 4. Summary of Survival Status

CategoryTotal MadeSurviveLostNotes
Features (1919–1947)18180All preserved
Willie Work shorts615Lost in 1943 fire
Lonesome Luke shorts671453Major losses
Glasses one‑reelers816615Partial losses
Two‑reelers~12All0Fully preserved
Early bit roles~20MostFewSurviving via archives

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