Live Music & Film: Safety Last! 1923 G
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When
11.00am, Sat 17 Aug 2019 (67 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
‘Salesclerk Harold Lloyd’s “human fly” publicity stunt goes sour when, with the real climber on the lam from a cop, he gets stuck scaling the building himself. The oft-excerpted skyscraper “clock” sequence, shot without trick photography, is a deserved legend, but only the topper to a relentless succession of priceless gags. “To see it today with an audience alternately roaring with laughter and gasping is one of the greatest experiences of cinema.” – David Shipman’ Film Forum
‘Salesclerk Harold Lloyd’s “human fly” publicity stunt goes sour when, with the real climber on the lam from a cop, he gets stuck scaling the building himself. The oft-excerpted skyscraper “clock” sequence, shot without trick photography, is a deserved legend, but only the topper to a relentless succession of priceless gags. “To see it today with an audience alternately roaring with laughter and gasping is one of the greatest experiences of cinema.” – David Shipman’ Film Forum
Production Credits
- Directors: Sam Taylor, Fred C. Newmeyer
- Script: Hal Roach, Tim Whelan, Sam Taylor, Bill Strother, H.M. Walker
- Cinematographer: Walter Lundin
- Cast: Noah Young, Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis
- Editor: Thomas j. Crizer
- Print Source / Rights: Park Circus
- Screening Format: DCP, 35mm
- Year: 1923
- Runtime: 67 minutes
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Colour: Black & White