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Harold Lloyd on His Career

The Kid Brother • 16m

The following interview with Harold Lloyd was broadcast on December 14, 1962, on Dutch public television. In it, Lloyd gives a tour of his estate and discusses his work and the development of his "Glasses Character."

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    Directed by Gilbert Pratt • 1918 • United States
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