Safety Last!
1923 · Movie · NR · 73 min · ★ 7.7 · 92% critics
A store clerk sets up a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, but events leave him needing to take the perilous climb himself. The stunt escalates into a high-stakes test of nerve and improvisation as he tries to make things right.
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Details
- Years
- 1923
- Release date
- 1923-04-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (580 votes)
- Budget
- $121,000
About
If you like classic silent comedies with big visual suspense like Seven Chances or The Freshman, you may enjoy Safety Last; Not for you if you dislike long silent setups or need dialogue-driven humor.
Pros: iconic building-climb; physical comedy; thrilling tension | Cons: slow early pace; premise drags
Themes
- police
- department store
- clock
- climbing
- black and white
- silent film
Cast & crew
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
- RB
Roy Brooks
as Man Laughing from Window (uncredited)
Mickey Daniels
as Newsboy with Freckles (uncredited)
Richard Daniels
as Worker with Acetylene Torch (uncredited)
- RE
Ray Erlenborn
as Newsboy with Cap (uncredited)
William Gillespie
as General Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor