HOME MOVIES AND FAMILY
Jimmie and Daddy (Frank Lloyd) Home Movies
Here’s the Lloyd family out for some fun –
in the movies. From left -Frank, daughter “Jimmie”, and wife Alma.
Frank and Alma Lloyd’s Silver Wedding Anniversary
(Alma, Frank, and daughter Jimmie)
An important early Frank Lloyd film, his first with Samuel Goldwyn, “The World and Its Woman” (1919), Bolshevik revolution adventure/romance, starring opera diva Geraldine Farrar and her husband Lou Tellegen. Here, a silent Farrar (who made her name with a brilliant soprano voice at the Metropolitan in New York) shows her melodramatic acting skills, enough to carry the lead in this 92 minute picture. Ms. Farrar so enjoyed filming with Mr Lloyd in California she showed her gratitude by gifting the Lloyd family a flock of white and brown chickens, a perfect gift for the young family in their new home.
Geraldine Farrar in “The World and Its Woman”
Frank Lloyd celebrating his 35th birthday, leaning up against his 1923 Buick Touring, watching the family, at a rest during a drive into the Valley.
ALMA “JIMMIE” LLOYD
Alma Lloyd (April 3, 1914 in Los Angeles – June 14, 1988 in Santa Barbara) was an American actress. She is best known for her roles in If I Were King as Colette, Song of the Saddle as Jen Coburn, and The Big Noise as Betty Trent.
Lloyd was the daughter of film director Frank Lloyd. She was the only child of Frank and his wife Alma Haller, who was a vaudeville actress.
