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Safety Last! is a 1923 American silent romantic-comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It includes one of the most famous images from the silent-film era: Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a skyscraper above moving traffic.
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor. With Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother, Noah Young. A boy leaves his small country town and heads to the big city to get a job. As soon as he makes it big his sweetheart will join him and marry him. His enthusiasm to get ahead leads to some interesting adventures.
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- Action, Comedy, Thriller
- Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
- 1923-04-01
Jul 3, 2005 · Harold Lloyd's famous stunt of hanging from a clock face in \"Safety Last\" is one of the most dangerous and realistic feats in silent comedy. Learn how Lloyd achieved this and other amazing scenes in his retrospective of films, which outgrossed Chaplin and Keaton in the 1920s.
Safety Last!, American silent film comedy, released in 1923, that was best known for its iconic image of comedian Harold Lloyd hanging from a clock atop a skyscraper. The film featured other dangerous stunts, all of which Lloyd performed himself. Learn more about Safety Last!, including its plot.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Safety Last! The comic genius of silent star Harold Lloyd is eternal. Chaplin is the sweet innocent, Keaton the stoic outsider, but Lloyd—the modern guy striving for success—is us. And with its torrent of perfectly executed gags and astonishing stunts, Safety Last! is the perfect introduction to him.
- The Boy
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