Lloyd, as a milkman, is hired to give lessons in table manners to an ex-sheepherder that has become a newly-rich oil magnate..
The year 1924 stood as a pivotal meridian in the evolution of silent cinema, a time when the raw physicality of the early nickelodeon era began to fuse with a more sophisticated, character-driven narrative structure. At the heart of this transition was Lloyd Hamilton, an artist whose contributions to the medium often ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Fred Hibbard
Fred Hibbard
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" The year 1924 stood as a pivotal meridian in the evolution of silent cinema, a time when the raw physicality of the early nickelodeon era began to fuse with a more sophisticated, character-driven narrative structure. At the heart of this transition was Lloyd Hamilton, an artist whose contributions to the medium often oscillate between criminal neglect and cult-like adoration. In Killing Time, Hamilton delivers a performance that is not merely a collection of gags, but a surgical deconstruction ..."
Dick Sutherland
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