Why Harold Lloyd is one of the "Big Three"

Harold Lloyd without doubt must be considered an icon of Truth In Laughing. Keaton is incomparable. Fortunately, their gifts were so unique that devotees of the Era of Fun and Mirth are not required to choose between them.

You include Chaplin with historic justification, but i cannot. I hold a minority view in the appraisal of Chaplin's motives as distinguished from his genius. I was too close when he viciously attacked the very foundations of my core beliefs.

Lloyd and Keaton on the other hand never attempted to dictate from the base of their comedic fame.

Which of Lloyd's films would you preserve for posterity? Keaton's. I have always chosen Lloyd's
"Milky Way" and Keaton's "The General" to be exemplary. Keaton's "Parlour Bedroom and Bath" is hilarious but quite racy, though within good taste.

Recently, The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra accompanied "The General" as a unique pop symphonic piece that was very effective.

Thanks.

"Never Weaken"; but I haven't seen an extensive selection of Lloyd's films, however.

My favorite Keaton film is "The General", but I think that "Seven Chances" is really, really funny. "Steamboat Bill, Jr." and "Sherlock Holmes, Jr." are, I think, the more accessible of his films to people who won't even look at a talking B&W film, much less go near a silent film.

Chaplin's "The Kid" is my favorite of Chaplin's, but I also like "The Gold Rush". I'm curious about what message or motives that you draw out of Chaplin that are so offensive; or is it, perhaps, things he said and did off-screen that you find objectionable?