Safety Last!
Safety Last! is a 1923 silent movie. It is a romantic comedy. It stars Harold Lloyd. The image of Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a skyscraper above moving traffic is well known. The movie was very successful and critically hailed. It cemented Lloyd's status as a major figure in early movies. It is still popular with movie buffs. Lloyd performed some of his climbing stunts despite losing a thumb and forefinger in an accident while making a movie four years earlier.
Safety Last! Media
Safety Last!, American silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor.
Other websites
- Official website
- Safety Last! on IMDb
- Article at Turner Classic Movies Archived 2013-02-05 at Archive.today
- Safety Last! at Rotten Tomatoes
- A Roger Ebert review Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
- A filmsite.org review
- Variety.com