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Harold Lloyd, Nethercutt, Silent Cinema

MEET SUZANNE LLOYD IN PERSON AT THE NETHERCUTT

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CALL FOR TICKETS
Wednesday, September 26, between 4-6 pm
for a very special Silent Cinema event at the Nethercutt
Phone: 818 364-6464
More information about tickets and venue here.

MEET SUZANNE LLOYD

Suzanne LloydNot only will you be entertained watching Harold Lloyd on the silver screen, you will have the opportunity to meet his granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd,  producer and president of Harold Lloyd Entertainment, who will speak about her grandfather and his career. 

An enlightening biography of Suzanne Lloyd is to be enjoyed at the TCM Film Festival site.

WATCH HAROLD LLOYD IN “HOT WATER”

A rare film, Hot Water, from the collection of the Harold Lloyd estate will be hand-cranked by Joe Rinaudo, assisted by Gary Gibson. Dean Mora will narrate the film on the Mighty Wurlitzer.

Harold Lloyd’s films were not shown on television for decades (concensus was editing and commercials would not be appropriate), so the actor and his films are not as well-known as many other silent film stars. 

During the 1920’s Harold Lloyd was the most successful film star in the world. When he died, his entire film library was bestowed upon his granddaughter.  Suzanne Lloyd considers it an honor to preserve and promote Harold Lloyd’s legacy for future generations.

Joe Rinaudo and the Nethercutt consider it an honor to have Ms. Lloyd enlighten their attentive and appreciative audience as Joe cranks her grandfather’s films.

This event will be presented at the
Nethercutt Collection
Friday, October 26 at 8pm
Saturday, October 27 at 2pm and 8pm

You must CALL IN FOR TICKETS on this day only!
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Call between 4-6pm (the earlier the better)

Phone: 818 364-6464
If it’s busy just keep trying.

Detailed call-in instructions and event info here.

NOTE: The Nethercutt website is dark while it is being redesigned. Thus, fewer people will know about this special event, so this is your chance to get your friends together, call in Wednesday, September 26 2018, and enjoy the show which is Friday, October 26 at 8pm and Saturday, October 27 at 2pm and 8pm.

 

Harold Lloyd, Silent Cinema, Turner Classic Film Festival

TCM Harold Lloyd Event Well-Attended

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On Friday afternoon the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival in conjunction with The Academy of Motion Pictures presented  Harold Lloyd: New Dimensions in Sight And Sound.  The program was a part of the 2018 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival and was only open to pass-holders who were delighted by the new sights and sounds of the great silent movie comedian.  The new sights were a collection of Lloyd’s Home movies and 3D photographs and the new sounds came from an old source…a 1917 American Fotoplayer.

Throughout the program the music was supplied by Joe Rinaudo performing on the Fotoplayer which is a piano-organ hybrid used in theaters in the silent movie era.  The Fotoplayer was donated and restored by Mr. Rinaudo several years ago and is used by the Academy for movie programming and demonstrations.  The Academy’s Fotoplayer is one of very few that are available for public view.

The highlight of the program was Rinaudo performing on the Fotoplayer while the movies Jazzed Honeymoon and Never Weaken were hand-cranked on a 1909 Power’s Cameragraph Projector by Mr. Rinaudo’s assistant Gary Gibson. 

The program was hosted by Mr. Randy Habercamp of the Academy and Suzanne Lloyd, grand-daughter of the silent comedian.