The Man In The Glasses: The Harold Lloyd Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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 two genres: the "college film" and the modern sports movie.

Suzanne has amazing personal stories growing up with Harold & Mildred, behind-the-scenes details of the making of "The Freshman" and its unofficial sequel "The Sin of Harold Diddlebock," and her lifelong role preserving and championing "Dad's" works of art.

Plus: Howard Hughes, Frances Marion, and traveling with King Vidor and Colleen Moore!

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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, a brief overview of the fascinating life of one of the world's most influential comedians and filmmakers, teasing some of the fantastic conversations coming soon to this show!

"The Man In The Glasses" is a production of Harold Lloyd Entertainment.

Music by Robert A. Israel.

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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 with the Harold Lloyd Studio dream team of directors Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, writer (soon director) Ted Wilde and cinematographer Walter Lundin. How Harold the producer molded Harold the character, and how Lamb embodies Lloyd. 

Plus: Grady Sutton, Wally Howe, and Pal The Wonder Dog!

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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.

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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 unprecedented publicity campaign, audiences finally get to see the world's first football feature comedy. But after an unexpected twist, it looks like the film will be lost forever.

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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 the archives at Greenacres and how it helped them piece together the movies and the stories of making them. Discovering cut sequences and behind-the-scenes secrets from "Why Worry?" and "Safety Last."

And what it's like going to visit your girlfriend and wind up hanging out with her grandfather.

Plus: games, superstitions, and how to stay a kid for life.

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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 Simonton family, especially Richard, who begins making preservation copies of the films. And we talk about home life with Mildred, Harold Jr. and the jovial Roy Brooks. 

They also discuss the change in the glasses character after the transition from silents to sound. What it was like traveling with Harold to screen the classics to a new generation, and seeing the reaction of teenage audiences from the 60's to today.

Plus: Rich names the podcast, Steve Urkel channels the silent comedians, and Dave and Tony Scott film one of the most memorable scenes in movie history.

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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 films, and the variations of mood and mode - piano, organ or orchestra. The value of hearing a score performed live and acoustically absorbing it.

We also discuss Ben & Steve's award-winning DVD collection of Edward Everett Horton short films produced by Harold Lloyd, and Richard Simonton's preservation efforts. 

Plus: Bud Jamison, Harry Langdon, and the room-shaker.

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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 in silent comedy, Steve Massa and Ben Model!

Plus: Billy Ritchie, undercranking, and the joy of seeing silent comedy in a theater.

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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 Sennett.

More legends from Leo McCarey to Charley Chase join the burgeoning Hal Roach Studios, which is blossoming thanks to its one consistent moneymaker, Lonesome Luke.

Steve discusses the span of Lonesome Luke's lively life, how it fades into the man with the glasses, and the point at which the two characters blur. Before brother Gaylord puts on the mustache...

Leo McCarey's artistic kinship with Lloyd and their later collaboration, "the Milky Way." And why Lloyd's transition to sound was much smoother than many of his contemporaries. 

How the Lonesome Lukes got lost, how many of these rare films survive and where. The mystery of the Pathe studio fires and the punctured myth of Harold's Greenacres vault fire.

Plus: Mabel Normand, Dogville and Blippi.

"Lonesome Luke's Lively Life" - published by Split Reel

"Lonesome Luke's Picture Book" published by Split Reel 

Check out The Official Harold Lloyd Website

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Contact us at haroldlloydpodcast@gmail.com

And do Harold proud by helping Shriner's Hospital for Children.

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