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Safety Last! (1923)

NR ★ 7.7/10 73 min Comedy, Romance United States English
Directors: Sam Taylor , Fred C. Newmeyer
Writers: Hal Roach, Sam Taylor, Tim Whelan
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You're Going to Explode With "Safety Laughs" when You see This Fun Bomb.

Description

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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Top Cast

Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd The Boy
Mildred Davis
Mildred Davis The Girl
Bill Strother
Bill Strother The Pal
Noah Young
Noah Young The Law
Westcott Clarke
Westcott Clarke The Floorwalker
Roy Brooks Man Laughing from Window (uncredited)
Mickey Daniels
Mickey Daniels Newsboy with Freckles (uncredited)
Richard Daniels
Richard Daniels Worker with Acetylene Torch (uncredited)

Safety Last! Appears on 16 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #47
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #658
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #632
Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films
Russian Culture Ministry #32

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time
BBC #83
Collider's 50 Essential Action Movies
Collider #038
Paste Magazines 75 Best Films Of The 1920s
Paste Magazine #34
Paste Magazines The 100 Best Silent Films
Paste Magazine #43
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #280
Slashfilms 95 Best Action Movies Ever List
SlashFilm #77
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #229

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #003

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 highest-rated 1920-1929 films
Letterboxd #13
Showdown Safety Last
Letterboxd Showdown #05
Showdown The Goat
Letterboxd Showdown #09
The Top-Rated Movie of Every Year by Letterboxd Users
Letterboxd #09

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