Wid's Filmdom (1920)

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TCO eee ees LV OE A RIOT OF ROLLICKING FUN / HAROLD nN AWN EASTERN WESTERNER A TWO REEL COMED>— Listen! JUTE = —= = a = = = — = Harold Lloyd is a giant in filmdom to-day. His comedies are generally billed bigger than the feature, because they pull bigger than the feature. Just read a few of the comments on the last Lloyd comedy, ‘‘Haunted Spooks’’: “One of the funniest and cleverest comedies yet registered.” —Morning Telegraph. PUP EC CPOE eee ea ULE LO “A word of blessing for ‘Haunted Spooks.’ Hilarious enough to cause even a medium to cease for the time being to take ghosts seriously.’-——N. Y. Sun. “Astonishingly fresh and diverting.”"—N. Y. Tribune. **The audience roared. It’s the funniest comedy of the season,” —N. Y. Evening Sun. “Lloyd made a hit.’’-—N. Y. Globe. “Brightest spot on the Strand program this week. ‘Haunted Spooks’ brought down the house.’’—Wid's. “Contains a flock of snikkers, An object lesson to comedy producers.’’—Variety. “Brightest spot on the Rivoli program. Comedy in the real sense.’’—Variety. aN a : “The man who discovered Harold Lloyd deserves a vote of 3% thanks. If you never heard laughter come in gales you “A / Di: ATI UIO rs will when you see his latest comedy.” —Minneapolis Tribune. ‘**Haunted Spooks’ attains the supreme heights of comedy. Not an inch of wasted film. Every scene counts as a laugh. The gags are startling, original and sidesplitting Lloyd is a big league comedian, his company is big league and whoever does the directing is big league.’’—Wid’s. f 5 S STELIOS ee CAO ee