Lloyd Bacon
Directing
Biography
Lloyd Bacon was an American stage and silent-era screen actor who is most remembered as a film director, making films in virtually all genres. Among the 130 films he directed is the 1933 Warner Bros. classic 42nd Street.
Born: December 4, 1889
Place of Birth: San Jose, California, USA
Known For
The Charlie Chaplin Festival
Four Chaplin shorts from 1917: The Immigrant, The Adventurer, The Cure, and Easy Street, presented with music and sound effects.
Easy Street
A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.
The Vagabond
A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.
The Rink
After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
The Tramp
The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he discovers the girl of his dreams already has someone in her life. Unwilling to be a problem in their lives, he takes to the road, though he is seen skipping and swinging his cane as if happy to be back on the road where he knows he belongs.
Behind the Screen
During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.
The Champion
Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose, Charlie puts the horseshoe in his glove and wins. The trainer prepares Charlie to fight the world champion. A gambler wants Charlie to throw the fight. He and the trainer's daughter fall in love.
The Floorwalker
An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe.
The Fireman
Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.
The Count
A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
as Man Going to Brooklyn (uncredited)
as The Cook
as Ford Wadley
as Luther McCabe
as John
as Wiley Curran
as Boyd Savely
as Walter
as The Aviator
as Ben Summers
as Buck
as Guy Merton
as Jan Peterson
as Barney Owen aka Bill Bransford
as Junkie (uncredited)
as Guest
as Director of Comical Film (uncredited)
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
as Artist (uncredited)
as Her Father
as Assistant Manager
as Billy's rival
as Man in Balcony
as The Saloon Girl's Companion
as Edna's Fiancé / Second Thief
as Young Butler / Cop
as Pocketbook Thief
as Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee