Safety Last!

"You're Going to Explode With "Safety Laughs" when You see This Fun Bomb."

1923 1h 13m EN

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7.7

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CERTIFIED FRESH

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8.1

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★7.7TMDB · 608🍅97%Rotten Tomatoes★8.1IMDB · 23,503

ComedyRomanceThriller

Synopsis

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

“You're Going to Explode With "Safety Laughs" when You see This Fun Bomb.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fred C. Newmeyer
Writers: Hal Roach, Sam Taylor, Tim Whelan
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $2M — a 12.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, shot by Walter Lundin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Thomas J. Crizer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis and Bill Strother carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You're Going to Explode With "Safety Laughs" when You see This Fun Bomb.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fred C. Newmeyer directs. Walter Lundin behind the camera. Thomas J. Crizer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Grossed $2M — a 12.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
4103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
5Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, shot by Walter Lundin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Thomas J. Crizer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis and Bill Strother carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You're Going to Explode With "Safety Laughs" when You see This Fun Bomb.".
9IMDB entry: tt0014429 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 23 different titles around the world.