Harold Lloyd receiving an Honorary Oscar®

[@alworkedup]

Of the Big 3, Harold might have been the one who audiences could most identify with. The most human of all of them. No costume, no stone face, just a young man making his way in the world. He's my favorite of him, Chaplin and Keaton.

[@starbuono3333]

That's it ? what a short speech ! I LOVE Harold Lloyd !!!!

[@rockisheaven]

In 2019 Keaton and Chaplin are still revered names in comedy, and they should be, but in my opinion Harold Lloyd deserves to be just as much of a household name as they are.

[@jackmorrison7379]

Yes, but two things hurt him. Keeping his films off television, except for snippets until the 70's and believe it or not this very Oscar! It was in 1953 an obvious dig ("A good citizen") by the Academy against Chaplin during the McCarthy HUAC period,. By the 60's Hollywood had turned Left so the intelligentsia, the film schools and the film critics couldn't hate them anymore so they took it out on Harold Lloyd, the Eisenhower Republican in his mansion in Beverly Hills. Unfair, but fact.

[@lodalega62]

Hearing his voice for the very first time 😄😘🙏

[@mountainbliss4u]

So deserved! Love Harold!

[@billyshears1273]

Lloyd was the 1 from the 3 at that time imo. More laughs and more believable except for the clock scene which is again imo the greatest piece of work ive ever seen 👍✌

[@ferociousgumby]

20 seconds! Must be some sort of record.

[@metaldams78]

The timing of this award and the whole “good citizen” thing was a veiled shot at Chaplin. A shame, because Harold was great and deserves this anyway.

[@DougJrFan93]

Thank you! I love Harold, one great comedian getting his award from one of the greatest comedy writers! Does anyone know if he's wearing his special glove that hides his missing fingers? It doesn't look like he is.

[@TheTerryE]

Of course, Brackett won his Oscar for writing Titanic, not a comedy! Harold Lloyd so deserved this Oscar but he also deserved better than a 1 minute slot and 15 seconds of applause. He's one of the greatest figures in film history.

[@neilbeeston268]

He was brilliant always loved watching the black and white movies as a child..

[@hobojoe1482]

He sounds just like how I’d imagine he’d sound

[@Lava1964]

There's a long clip of Harold Lloyd from 1953 when he was a mystery guest on the panel show What's My Line? It's here on KZbin.

[@elizabethgalligan1805]

Well deserved!😊😍👍

[@jackmorrison7379]

Too bad the President of the Academy Mr. Brackett failed to add this: Harold Lloyd was one of the actors (Pickford and Fairbanks were some of the others) who helped found the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences 25 years or so before this ceremony. Look it up. So in a small way, the Oscars were brought to you by Harold too.

[@TheTriplelman]

you could see his disfigured hand that was blown up by a bomb he thought was a prop, and light a cig from. BOOMB! a leader in film!

[@edcoke6769]

1.- Lloyd 2.- Keaton 3.- Chaplin

[@AndreaLombardo1989]

Wonderful Harold!!! the third genius!!!

[@ladywalker8200]

Not the 3rd genius but the 1st. He was way out in front!!!!!!

[@jmason2838]

THE Genius - The only Genius ... Harold was wayyyy ahead of the rest .. He truly was THE Best Silent Comedy Star ... period... 🗿

[@jmason2838]

So ... WHERE is the VERY DESERVED long - deserved standing ovation ❓❗🏆🎇 👀👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❓

[@ladywalker8200]

@@jmason2838 BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT Harold 👏 here's one from me!!!!!! 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@dboboc]

Yeah, a genius because he kept secret the fact that he didn't do alot of his own stunts.

[@virghammer1]

We - millions - will LOVE you, Harold, til we goofy hoomanz expire; U R (& were) SUCH ASTOUNDING, PURE GOLD! ❤👏🏼 🌟 🙏🏼 ✌🏽

[@張超月]

Good citizen...

[@Banditt42]

You can see his right hand missing his thumb and index finder from the fake bomb explosion.

[@jahno7154]

Charlie Chaplin never ever made me laugh I haven't seen Buster Keaton but Harold Lloyd was a different class. Harold Lloyd was always on TV in the UK when I was growing up along with Laurel and Hardy, didn't see much of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton no one was interested.

[@MisterWorldPlay]

start with Buster's 3 Ages - you won't regret it!

[@jahno7154]

@@MisterWorldPlay I will do Buster Keaton looks a like a magnificent stunt man in the clips iv'e seen.

[@weldin]

Keaton is probably my favorite of the three. I would say he is the best physical comedian of all time, and that’s saying a lot.

[@Clodhopping]

Same here 👍. Was never interested in Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Even Laurel and Hardy left me cold. Something vulnerable and real about his "glasses character" that made him interesting 👍

[@Mr.S1]

Why buster keaton not got oscar...

[@deniserodas6848]

He got an Honorary Oscar in 1959.

[@sarpsarp8987]

How years chance a person.

[@stevouk]

The "good citizen" add-on was a completely unnecessary jibe at Chaplin, who in 1953 was considered anything but. It must have irked Lloyd slightly that his award citation was made at the expense of someone else.