Adapted from my book Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube, released by Bear Manor Media, 100 years ago today (September 9, 1917) Harold Lloyd released his first “glasses” comedy Over the Fence (1917). Previous to this experiment, Lloyd had played other screen characters named Willie Work and Lonesome Luke. The latter character had become quite […
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:12AM on September 9, 2017