An American Comedy — Harold Lloyd's Autobiography: A reissue of the original 1928 edition

By Wesley W. Stout and Harold Lloyd

Perhaps no other comedian has ever been so of his time as Harold Lloyd. The silent comedy star of such hits as "Safety Last!" "Why Worry?" "Grandma's Boy" and "The Freshman" both reflected the 1920s youthful and optimistic spirit of the era as well as drove part of that pop culture himself. His gumption-filled loveable bespeckled everyman character (sometimes called "The Glasses" character, "The Boy" or simply "Harold") starred in a string of box office hit feature-length films known for their daredevil stunts as well as the comedy. The 1928 autobiography "An American Comedy" traces Harold Lloyd's early childhood through his stardom and is an interesting snapshot of Lloyd's career and Hollywood in the historic time. By 1928, the movie industry and Lloyd's career was at a pivotal point: sound was upending and transforming productions, stars rose and fell quickly and audiences' tastes were changing. Lloyd shared some of himself with the autobiography "An American Comedy," and his voice, wit and, as he describes it, "unusually large comedy vocabulary" shine through the chapters. This annotated edition of "An American Comedy" includes: New context around the time period it was originally published Historical photos with original captions to illustrate parts of Lloyd's memoir New, original resources for classic movie history This edition includes a new brief introduction but attempts to reproduce as much as possible the 1928 version of "An American Comedy," with original text, images, captions and more from Lloyd himself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D231HKH4
• ISBN13: 9798323127948
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 160 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.4" x 5.0"