He Leads, Others Follow (1919) User Reviews

Harold Lloyd and the Thrill Effect

[Single-Black-Male · 6 November 2003]

The missing ingredient in Lloyd's previous short films was the thrill effect. Never mind being the opposite of Chaplin, or even just creating a 'glasses' character. The fact that he brought thrills to his short films like this one gave him the edge in 1919 as the silent short film comedy king.