Safety Last!

Movie

1923

1h 14m

English

Comedy, Romance, Thriller

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8.2

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Watch on The Criterion Channel

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

Safety Last!

Movie

1923

1h 14m

English

Comedy, Romance, Thriller

Watch on The Criterion Channel

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

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8.2

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CRITIC SCORE

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Cast

The Boy - Harold

The Girl

The Pal

The Law

The Floorwalker

Man Laughing from Window

Mickey Daniels

Newsboy with Freckles

Richard Daniels

Worker with Acetylene Torch

Ray Erlenborn

Newsboy with Cap

William Gillespie

Ambulance Driver

Helen Gilmore

Department Store Customer

Wallace Howe

Man with Flowers / Studio Photograp...

Wally Howe

Man with Flowers / Studio Photograp...

James T. Kelley

Old Driver of Delivery Truck

Tall Customer

Office Worker

Pawnshop Owner

Drunk Exiting Acme Drug Co.

Marie Mosquini

Salesgirl

Fred C. Newmeyer

Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket

Charles Stevenson

Ambulance Attendant

Anna Townsend

The Grandma Punched During the Sale

Patrick Youch

Onlooker - Clock Sequence

Directed By: Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor

Written By: Hal Roach (Story), Jean C. Havez, + 3 more

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WalkingKev says...

5 months ago

Right from the start, there were some amazing jokes. I laughed a lot and I found it impressive to see a 100 year old movie with so many crazy stunts. I would give it 4 stars but I thought there were a few too many slow paced moments (not sure if that's the right term, I was also a bit sleepy) between the great jokes.

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HeronAnc says...

2 years ago

I wasn't expecting that a 1923 movie could let me so apprehensive, it almost made me jump off of my chair. What an exciting movie, specially by the third act. Not just that, but also is a very funny movie, it was a really great surprise!

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OMEGANCQ says...

5 years ago

If "the boy" had more exposure, we would have remembered the silent era as Lloyd's era instead of Chaplin's, or at least theirs. Oh, if you pay attention, you could realize the building in the background changed a few times the higher he climbed.

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soonertbone says...

one year ago

My first Harold Lloyd picture–he strikes me as a much more relatable star than Chaplin or Keaton, but the humor here wasn’t nearly as funny as the Chaplin/Keaton I’ve seen. Indeed, the first half of this movie felt fairly rote. Standard silent gags, with nothing much to distinguish it. The second half of the movie, though, involving the climb up the side of the building certainly does live up to its classic billing.

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unic0rns

CONTAINS SPOILERS9 months ago

"Safety Last!" is a timeless classic from the silent film era that has continued to tickle the funny bone of audiences for an entire century! This 1923 masterpiece, directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, takes the viewer on a rollercoaster of humor, daringly dangerous stunts, and unexpected tw More

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drqshadow

8/10 4 years ago

Pretty standard silent comedy from Harold Lloyd, with a timeless, unforgettable third act. The setup is basic enough; it's the well-worn yarn of an ambitious young go-getter who moves to the city and finds that getting rich quick isn't quite as easy as he'd expected. He puts on an act fo More

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