Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy, also known as World of Comedy, is a 1962 American documentary compilation of scenes from Harold Lloyd's best-known films. The clips were personally selected by Lloyd, who also wrote the voiceover narration.Donald W. McCaffrey, Three Classic Silent Screen Comedies Starring Harold Lloyd- Annette M. D'Agostino, The Harold Lloyd Encyclopedia, McFarland, 2004
Plot The film marked the return of Lloyd to cinemas after an absence of almost two decades, and it included extended excerpts from the classics Safety Last! and Feet First, which had not been publicly screened during the previous three decades.- William Cahn, Harold Lloyd's world of comedy. Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1964
Reception The film was well received by most critics and audiences as a reminder of Lloyd's creative output as the third (with Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton) of the "Big 3" great silent comedy filmmakers. It was premiered at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation.Debra Ann Pawlak, Bringing Up Oscar: The Story of the Men and Women Who Founded the Academy - "Alexander Walker Outstanding and outspoken film critic and writer", The Guardian, 16 July 2003 .
Although enthusiastically well received by audiences with fond memories of Lloyd's films, the reception by younger critics was slightly more reserved. Specific criticisms include the lack of context for some of the clips and closing narration.- David J. Wishart (ed), "Lloyd, Harold". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains- Bosley Crowther, "Harold Lloyd:Compiled Sequences of His Films Are Shown", New York Times, 5 June 1962
See also Harold Lloyd filmography
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