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7.7When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
Cast
- Harold Lloyd as The Boy
- Mildred Davis as The Girl
- Bill Strother as The Pal
- Noah Young as The Law
- Westcott Clarke as The Floorwalker
- Roy Brooks as Man Laughing from Window (uncredited)
Themes
- police
- department store
- clock
- climbing
- black and white
- silent film
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Fred C. Newmeyer Sam Taylor
- Written by
- H. M. Walker (titles) Jean Havez (uncredited) Harold Lloyd (uncredited)
- Story by
- Hal Roach Sam Taylor Tim Whelan
- Produced by
- Hal Roach
- Starring
- Harold Lloyd
- Cinematography
- Walter Lundin
- Edited by
- T. J. Crizer
- Production company
- Hal Roach Studios
- Distributed by
- Pathé Exchange
- Release date
- April 1, 1923 ( 1923-04-01 ) (US)
- Running time
- 73 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- Silent film (English intertitles)
- Budget
- $121,000
- Box office
- $1.5 million
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Encyclopedic overview
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. The film was highly successful and critically hailed, and it cemented Lloyd's status as a major figure in early motion pictures. It is still popular at revivals, and it is viewed today as one of the great film comedies.
The film's title is a play on the common expression "safety first", which describes the adoption of safety measures as a means to avoid accidents, especially in workplaces. Lloyd performed some of the climbing stunts himself, despite having lost a thumb and forefinger four years earlier in a film accident.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Safety Last!” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.