Film historian John Bengtson will conduct a brief walking tour of nearby Harold Lloyd filming locations commencing from the Egyptian Theatre lobby at 3:45 PM. A complete Lloyd-Hollywood written tour may be accessed here.
Then, join us in the Egyptian lobby at 4:30 PM for a book signing of John Bengtson’s 'Silent Visions: Discovering Early Hollywood and New York Through the Films of Harold Lloyd.' Bengtson, known for his prior film location books and Cinematheque programs concerning Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, will also conduct a multimedia presentation exploring the Hollywood landscapes appearing in GIRL SHY and "Never Weaken."

GIRL SHY will screen at 5PM, followed by the short "Never Weaken."

"Never Weaken," (1921, 19 min.) Lloyd's final short film, and the third of five "thrill" pictures featuring his stunt climbing work (here he stumbles upon the girders of a high-rise building), follows a typically lovelorn Harold, who decides to commit suicide - and spends the majority of the film failing hilariously - when he hears his crush is to marry another. Scenes were filmed immediately adjacent to where the Egyptian Theatre was built in 1922, and where the Pig 'n Whistle was later built in 1927.