He was the Founding Father of Romantic Comedies!
HAROLD!
Sunday, November 8, 2026 10:00 AM | John D. Spreckels Hospitality Center
CIFF historian Tim Reid is back with the program our audiences ask for every year — a CIFF favorite that weaves Coronado and San Diego history into Hollywood legend.
Harold Lloyd is coming to the Coronado for the Coronado Island Film Festival!
He was the King of Boy Chases Girl Cinema Thrills!
He was the Clock-Climbing Superstar from San Diego!
Come see Harold at the top of his game in The Freshman.
Suzanne Lloyd, Harold's granddaughter and president of Harold Lloyd, will join us as a VIP guest and Q&A panelist.
The Freshman
Set in the Roaring Twenties, The Freshman is a smash-hit masterpiece of filmmaking that opened the door and showed the way for college and sports comedies ever since.
See this classic with a top-of-the-line 4K digital video restoration and a magnificent 40-piece orchestral score composed and conducted by film-composing maestro Carl Davis, CBE.
The program also features a never-before-seen music-video highlight reel of Harold's stunts and gags, along with a definitive history of how he became the first and greatest member of Hollywood royalty from San Diego.
Suzanne Lloyd, Harold's granddaughter and president of Harold Lloyd, will be a VIP guest and Q&A panelist at the show.
