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  1. 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.

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  3. Feb 29, 2012 · The image of Harold Lloyd hanging desperately from the hands of a skyscraper clock during Safety Last! (1923) is one of the greatest icons in all of film history. Using maps, aerial views, and vintage photographs, my book Silent Visions shows how Harold filmed each of his five stunt-climbing comedies within the downtown Los Angeles….

  4. Nov 10, 2019 · Safety Last! is a typical slapstick comedy where the story is less important that the gags it supports. The film is completely filled by gags and stunts which are performed by Harold Lloyd himself with hardly any trick.

  5. Aug 20, 2024 · The image of Harold Lloyd precariously hanging from the hands of a skyscraper’s clock in Safety Last! (1923) is one of the most famous and breathtaking moments in movie history; an image that has effectively blended thrills and comedy while also remaining as the very symbol of filmmaking itself.

  6. Safety Last! was Harold Lloyd’s fourth and most complex “thrill” comedy. He came upon the idea for the film after witnessing a so-called “human fly” climb up the side of a tall building—a typical spectacle in the stunt-crazed America of the 1920s.

  7. Jun 17, 2013 · In Safety Last!, Harold Lloyd is “Harold Lloyd”: a rural transplant seeking his fortune in the metropolis, all pluck and punctilio. The goal is to earn enough to bring to the city and marry his hometown honey.

  8. Jul 26, 2023 · Despite Harold’s best efforts, including a clever “Kick Me” gag, he can’t get the officer to leave his post for too long. Bill suggests that Harold climb to the second floor, where Bill will sneak up and trade places with him through the window.

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