Episode 10 - The Greenacres Gang with Suzanne Lloyd, Rich Correll, David Nowell, Jennifer Edwards and Richard Simonton (part one)

About this episode

The episode features a nostalgic discussion with members of the Greenacres gang sharing unique stories about Harold Lloyd and their experiences growing up.

Suzanne Lloyd, Rich Correll, Dave Nowell, Jennifer Edwards and Richard Simonton join us for a riotous trip down memory lane, jam-packed with stories you won't hear anywhere else about Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis and life at Greenacres. Mildred throws costume parties and sleepovers for Sue and Jennifer in elementary school and takes them trick-or-treating. And once they're teenagers, naturally the boys start coming over. Rich C. and Dave go through the film archive while Richard S. unearths thousands of photos and takes the films to the lab as they undergo the preservation process and ask Harold questions about every movie. Showing Harold Lloyd's films to him at the Simonton home theatre - the "Toluca Lake Bijou" - and recording Gaylord Carter's organ scores on the Simonton organs. The importance of "Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy" and "Funny Side of Life" for a new generation, and the reaction of young people first introduced to his films. Jennifer is attacked by gorillas at Halloween and finds out Groucho Marx is a dirty old man. Richard S. has dinner with Groucho and works on his live shows and album. The kids explore the gardens, play capture the flag and "the most dangerous…

People in this episode

Host: Brad Eastridge

Guests: Suzanne Lloyd, Rich Correll, David Nowell, Jennifer Edwards, Richard Simonton

Topics covered

• Harold Lloyd
• Greenacres
• film preservation
• childhood memories
• Hollywood history

Keywords

• Greenacres
• Harold Lloyd
• Mildred Davis
• film archive
• Hollywood stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy, Funny Side of Life, Perry Mason, Star Trek

Places: Toluca Lake

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