Biografía y filmografía

Lloyd Bacon

Director y actor de cine estadounidense. Fascinado por el sonido y sentido de las tablas, ingresa en la compañía ‘Los Angeles Stock', regentada por David Belasco, cuando todavía no contaba los veintiún años. Lloyd Hamilton (determinante personaje en la vida de Bacon) le da la oportunidad de interpretar papeles de protagonista en sus célebres comedias, lo cual no pasa desapercibido para Charles Chaplin, quien, en 1915, le contrata para ser su contrapunto perfecto en pequeñas obras maestras como La fuga de Charlot, Charlot encargado de bazar, Charlot héroe del patín o La calle de la paz. En 1917, es movilizado con ocasión de la Primera Guerra Mundial y sirve en el Departamento Fotográfico de la Marina. Finalizado el conflicto, vuelve a Hollywood, donde se reencuentra con Chaplin, para interpretar, contratado por la Mutual y después por la Triangle, multitud de cortometrajes, hasta que en 1921 Mack Sennett y su antiguo jefe, Lloyd Hamilton, le llaman para que dirija numerosos cortometrajes. En 1926, se pone por fin detrás de la cámara para dirigir Las huérfanas de Hollywood, pero el reconocimiento de público y crítica le llega con El loco cantor (1928), la primera película con diálogos completos (a diferencia de la anterior, El Cantor de Jazz, que contenía sólo algunas secuencias dialogadas) interpretados por la estrella del momento, Al Jolson. Tildado de director plano y sin demasiados alardes estilísticos, Bacon es hoy reconocido por la serie de musicales que dirigió para la Warner Bros. en los años treinta, y un par de estupendos filmes, en los cuarenta. Para su desgracia, películas tan famosas y maravillosas como La calle 42 (1933), Desfile de candilejas (1933) o Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) son hoy mucho más conocidas por la calidad de sus increíbles coreografías, a cargo de Busby Berkeley, y Acción en el Atlántico norte (1943) o Knute Rockne, All American (1940), otro tanto de lo mismo por sus actores, Humphrey Bogart, Pat O’Brien y Ronald Reagan. Lo cierto es que en estos años, Bacon estaba considerado un excelente artesano y, después del tremendo éxito que supuso el estreno de La Calle 42, una de las películas con mayor recaudación en los años treinta, fue considerado como el especialista número uno de la Warner en el terreno del musical. El musical Wonder Bar (1934) -aunque tenía también algo de comedia sofisticada y de oportunidad única, pues se podía rescatar del olvido a Al Jolson, ya muy olvidado por estos años- fue otro de los productos Warner que más recaudación obtuvo en esta década y, desde luego, el más suntuoso divertimento coreográfico a cargo del mago Busby Berkeley, que utilizó magistralmente espejos para poder ver así multiplicadas las imágenes de las bailarinas. En 1944, cuando su prestigio en la Warner ya empieza a declinar, Bacon es contratado por recomendación de su antiguo jefe en la Warner, el productor Darryl F. Zanuck por la 20th Century Fox , para la que dirigió toda clase de géneros.

Fotos

Películas (161)

The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2

The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2

2017

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006 · Self (archive footage)

She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

1954 · Director

The French Line

The French Line

1954 · Director

Walking My Baby Back Home

Walking My Baby Back Home

1953 · Director

The Great Sioux Uprising

The Great Sioux Uprising

1953 · Director

The I Don't Care Girl

The I Don't Care Girl

1953 · Director

Golden Girl

Golden Girl

1951 · Director

Call Me Mister

Call Me Mister

1951 · Director

The Frogmen

The Frogmen

1951 · Director

The Fuller Brush Girl

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950 · Director

Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire

1950 · Director

The Good Humor Man

The Good Humor Man

1950 · Director

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949 · Director

It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring

1949 · Director

Mother Is a Freshman

Mother Is a Freshman

1949 · Director

An Innocent Affair

An Innocent Affair

1948 · Director

Give My Regards to Broadway

Give My Regards to Broadway

1948 · Director

You Were Meant for Me

You Were Meant for Me

1948 · Director

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

1947 · Director

Wake Up and Dream

Wake Up and Dream

1946 · Director

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946 · Co-Director

Home Sweet Homicide

Home Sweet Homicide

1946 · Director

Captain Eddie

Captain Eddie

1945 · Director

Sunday Dinner for a Soldier

Sunday Dinner for a Soldier

1944 · Director

The Fighting Sullivans

The Fighting Sullivans

1944 · Director

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943 · Director

Silver Queen

Silver Queen

1942 · Director

Wings for the Eagle

Wings for the Eagle

1942 · Director

Larceny, Inc.

Larceny, Inc.

1942 · Director

Navy Blues

Navy Blues

1941 · Director

Affectionately Yours

Affectionately Yours

1941 · Director

The Charlie Chaplin Festival

The Charlie Chaplin Festival

1941 · Various Roles (archive footage)

Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

1941 · Director

Honeymoon for Three

Honeymoon for Three

1941 · Director

Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American

1940 · Director

Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

1940 · Director

Three Cheers for the Irish

Three Cheers for the Irish

1940 · Director

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

1939 · Director

A Child is Born

A Child is Born

1939 · Director

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

1939 · Director

Indianapolis Speedway

Indianapolis Speedway

1939 · Director

The Oklahoma Kid

The Oklahoma Kid

1939 · Director

Wings of the Navy

Wings of the Navy

1939 · Director

Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

1938 · Director

Racket Busters

Racket Busters

1938 · Director

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938 · Director

A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

1938 · Director

Submarine D-1

Submarine D-1

1937 · Director

Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

1937 · Director

San Quentin

San Quentin

1937 · Director

Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937 · Director

Gold Diggers of 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936 · Director

Cain and Mabel

Cain and Mabel

1936 · Director

Sons o' Guns

Sons o' Guns

1936 · Director

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

1936 · Self

Frisco Kid

Frisco Kid

1935 · Director

The Irish in Us

The Irish in Us

1935 · Director

Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935 · Man Going to Brooklyn (uncredited), Director

In Caliente

In Caliente

1935 · Director

Devil Dogs of the Air

Devil Dogs of the Air

1935 · Director

6 Day Bike Rider

6 Day Bike Rider

1934 · Director

Here Comes the Navy

Here Comes the Navy

1934 · Director

He Was Her Man

He Was Her Man

1934 · Director

A Very Honorable Guy

A Very Honorable Guy

1934 · Director

Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934 · Director

Son of a Sailor

Son of a Sailor

1933 · Director

Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

1933 · Director

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933 · Director

Picture Snatcher

Picture Snatcher

1933 · Director

42nd Street

42nd Street

1933 · Director

You Said a Mouthful

You Said a Mouthful

1932 · Director

Crooner

Crooner

1932 · Director

Miss Pinkerton

Miss Pinkerton

1932 · Director

The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932 · Director

Fireman, Save My Child

Fireman, Save My Child

1932 · Director

Manhattan Parade

Manhattan Parade

1931 · Director

Honor of the Family

Honor of the Family

1931 · Director

Gold Dust Gertie

Gold Dust Gertie

1931 · Director

Kept Husbands

Kept Husbands

1931 · Director

Sit Tight

Sit Tight

1931 · Director

50 Million Frenchmen

50 Million Frenchmen

1931 · Director

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1930 · Director

The Office Wife

The Office Wife

1930 · Director

A Notorious Affair

A Notorious Affair

1930 · Director

She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

1930 · Director

The Other Tomorrow

The Other Tomorrow

1930 · Director

So Long Letty

So Long Letty

1929 · Director

Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

1929 · Director

Say It with Songs

Say It with Songs

1929 · Director

No Defense

No Defense

1929 · Director

Stark Mad

Stark Mad

1929 · Director

The Singing Fool

The Singing Fool

1928 · Director

Women They Talk About

Women They Talk About

1928 · Director

The Lion and the Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse

1928 · Director

Pay as You Enter

Pay as You Enter

1928 · Director

Brass Knuckles

Brass Knuckles

1927 · Director

A Sailor's Sweetheart

A Sailor's Sweetheart

1927 · Director

The Heart of Maryland

The Heart of Maryland

1927 · Director

White Flannels

White Flannels

1927 · Director

Smith's Customer

Smith's Customer

1927 · Director

Finger Prints

Finger Prints

1927 · Director

Private Izzy Murphy

Private Izzy Murphy

1926 · Director

Broken Hearts of Hollywood

Broken Hearts of Hollywood

1926 · Director

A Prodigal Bridegroom

A Prodigal Bridegroom

1926 · Director

Meet My Girl

Meet My Girl

1926 · Director

Circus Today

Circus Today

1926 · Director

The Funnymooners

The Funnymooners

1926 · Director

There He Goes

There He Goes

1925 · The Cook

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

1925 · Director

Hurry, Doctor!

Hurry, Doctor!

1925 · Director

A Rainy Knight

A Rainy Knight

1925 · Director

Good Morning, Nurse

Good Morning, Nurse

1925 · Director

He Who Gets Smacked

He Who Gets Smacked

1925 · Director

The Raspberry Romance

The Raspberry Romance

1925 · Director

The Wild Goose Chaser

The Wild Goose Chaser

1925 · Director

The Speeder

The Speeder

1922 · Director

Smudge

Smudge

1922 · McGuire

The Greater Profit

The Greater Profit

1921 · Jim Crawkins

Hands Off!

Hands Off!

1921 · Ford Wadley

The Road Demon

The Road Demon

1921 · Luther McCabe

The Broken Gate

The Broken Gate

1920 · John

The Midlanders

The Midlanders

1920 · Wiley Curran

The Kentucky Colonel

The Kentucky Colonel

1920 · Boyd Savely

The Girl in the Rain

The Girl in the Rain

1920 · Walter

Miss Nobody

Miss Nobody

1920 · The Aviator

The Feud

The Feud

1919 · Ben Summers

Vagabond Luck

Vagabond Luck

1919 · Buck

Wagon Tracks

Wagon Tracks

1919 · Guy Merton

The Blue Bonnet

The Blue Bonnet

1919 · Jan Peterson

Square Deal Sanderson

Square Deal Sanderson

1919 · Barney Owen aka Bill Bransford

Easy Street

Easy Street

1917 · Junkie (uncredited)

The Rink

The Rink

1916 · Guest

Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen

1916 · Director of Comical Film (uncredited)

The Count

The Count

1916 · Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

The Vagabond

The Vagabond

1916 · Artist (uncredited)

The Fireman

The Fireman

1916 · Her Father

The Floorwalker

The Floorwalker

1916 · Assistant Manager

The Book Agent's Romance

The Book Agent's Romance

1916 · The Butler

Her Lesson

Her Lesson

1916 · The Butler

A Christmas Revenge

A Christmas Revenge

1915 · Billy's rival

Snakeville’s Champion

Snakeville’s Champion

1915 · Hotch

A Night in the Show

A Night in the Show

1915 · Man in Balcony

The Escape of Broncho Billy

The Escape of Broncho Billy

1915 · The Sheriff

Wine, Women and Song

Wine, Women and Song

1915

Broncho Billy's Cowardly Brother

Broncho Billy's Cowardly Brother

1915 · Billy's Brother

Broncho Billy Misled

Broncho Billy Misled

1915 · The Prospector

Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp

Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp

1915 · The Cattle Thief

Broncho Billy and the Lumber King

Broncho Billy and the Lumber King

1915 · The Sheriff

Broncho Billy Begins Life Anew

Broncho Billy Begins Life Anew

1915 · The Sheriff

Broncho Billy Steps In

Broncho Billy Steps In

1915 · The Rancher

Broncho Billy's Protégé

Broncho Billy's Protégé

1915 · The Girl's Sweetheart

Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber

Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber

1915

The Bachelor's Burglar

The Bachelor's Burglar

1915

His Regeneration

His Regeneration

1915 · The Saloon Girl's Companion

The Tramp

The Tramp

1915 · Edna's Fiancé / Second Thief

A Jitney Elopement

A Jitney Elopement

1915 · Young Butler / Cop

In the Park

In the Park

1915 · Pocketbook Thief

The Champion

The Champion

1915 · Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee

Broncho Billy's Brother

Broncho Billy's Brother

1915

Broncho Billy's Greaser Deputy

Broncho Billy's Greaser Deputy

1915

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