SAFETY LAST
USA / 1923 / 70 min / Black and white
Harold, an exuberant young man from the provinces, signs up for a climbing contest to earn some money. The mountain he must climb is rather strange. It is not made of earth and rocks, but rather oh bricks: it's a skyscraper. Harold's plan is to climb only the lower floors and leave the rest to an acrobat, with whom he will split the $1000 prize. But a series of exhilarating circumstances will force him to climb the entire "mountain" by himself. One of the best-known films featuring Harold Clayton Lloyd and the character who made him famous in the 1920s: the young, glasses-wearing ambitious youth who is always in search of success. The scene in which Harold hangs from the hand of the clock is amongst the most famous in the history of silent film.
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Subject Hal Roach, Smìam Taylor, Tim WhelanScreenplay Hal Roach, Smìam Taylor, Tim WhelanCinematography Walter LundinEditing Thomas J. CrizerMain cast Harold Lloyd
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