Interesting to see Harold with both of his hands intact. 1917 was the year he lost part of his right hand in an explosion on set. Only 3 months later, he was back in the saddle, wearing a prosthetic glove for the rest of his career. What a trooper!
Addendum to my comment. The explosion took place not on set as you said but at a professional photographer's office while HL was doing publicity photos.
It’s interesting to see the makeup in the days of silent film. Notice how much paler the actors faces are, compared to their neck and hands. How the lips and eyes were painted dark, not just for dramatic effect, but for black and white. Acting and makeup was a whole new world for the silent age. Amazing work.
It's mostly the film stock before panchromatic film was used. Red lips and lipstick looked black, skin and blond hair looked washed out, and pale blue came out white not a shade of gray. Harold had freckles to cover with that white pancake he used, and after his "accident" (8/1919) a few scars to cover and heal.
Bull! Why do you keep putting up this falsehood? Harold and Mildred were married at St. John's Episcopal church and Harold was a top Shriner official and at one time chairman of the Shriner's Hospital Board of Directors. Harold was no Roman catholic and you know it. Stop this insane trolling on every HL video.
Mr. G. I've just begun to watch some of your Chaplin videos and commentary. I'm surprised you have time for HL. Where you found the Lonesome Luke film in your Chaplin imitator video is anyone's guess since the Lloyd family trust channel here at YT only has two LL films I believe. But on to Harold. You see him as a poor imitator turned what? Certainly not a fellow genius since you are from the school of CC walks on hallowed ground and we must all bow and shout hosanna.. OK by accent you're British so root for the home team. Oh yeah, the political angle. Mr. C. is that of course, and HL was, off screen, a conservative. His character was essentially American. Give me a barrier and I'll overcome it through pluck, luck and the love of a good woman. No class oppression, sorry.
My 'Chaplin-itis' presentation was purely to show the influence and impact he had on the world of comedy. As a viewer, I love Lloyd's work just as much as Chaplin. : )
@@DaveGlass Thank you for taking the time to kindly respond. I add I fully recognize the historical importance of Chaplin and his oversized influence on silent comics. I'm sure we are both pleased HL is getting better known here in his native USA, even if some in the film school/"auteur" US community are hostile. Sigh, politics.
