Safety Last!

Name: Safety Last!
Duration: 1 h 14 min

1hr 14m

1hr 14m
4.1/5 (12.7K)
92%

A boy leaves his small country town and heads to the big city to get a job. As soon as he makes it big his sweetheart will join him and marry him. His… More Details »

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Director:

Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor

Producer:

Kevin Brownlow, David Gill, Jeffrey Vance

Writer:

Hal Roach, Tim Whelan, H.M. Walker

Release Date:

Apr 1, 1923

Runtime:

1hr 14m

Synopsis

A boy leaves his small country town and heads to the big city to get a job. As soon as he makes it big his sweetheart will join him and marry him. His enthusiasm to get ahead leads to some interesting adventures.

Cast

Harold Lloyd
Mildred Davis
Bill Strother
Noah Young
Westcott Clarke
Roy Brooks
Mickey Daniels
Richard Daniels
Ray Erlenborn
William Gillespie

Letterboxd User Reviews

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RATINGS 144 FANS

4.1

Nov 9, 2014

I'll write a review for this as soon as I ditch this cop.

3.2K Likes

Timcop

Jun 19, 2013

Harold Lloyd, often referred to as “The Third Genius” of silent cinema in deference to Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, is seldom mentioned in the same breath as his seemingly immortal contemporaries despite the fact that he out-earned The Tramp and The Great Stone Face…

980 Likes

davidehrlich

May 8, 2020

For over a century (and likely many centuries to come) man's true enemy has been the forces pushing us into a literal economic climb for our life... and the dastardly pigeon.

838 Likes

Josh Lewis
Jan 26, 2026

an incredible achievement and so so so funny. a nonstop marvel to me. 103 years later, there are several brilliant little gags in this that i still haven’t seen ripped off. “who dropped the 50 dollar bill” and the trash can bribe made the crowd (and i!) go nuts. final 30…

791 Likes

demi adejuyigbe

Sep 29, 2022

do you think Tom Cruise watched this when he was like seven where it shaped his entire life

634 Likes

coffee

Jan 1, 2021

Harold Lloyd was a treasure and this movie is an absolute delight. Nice to see that retail life hasn’t changed much in 98 years.

474 Likes

Ian West
Nov 14, 2018

me during the last twenty minutes: palms: sweaty knees: weak arms: heavy mom’s: spaghetti

425 Likes

eely

Aug 4, 2021

Harold Lloyd climbed so Jackie Chan could parkour.

415 Likes

CinemaVoid 🏴‍☠️

Nov 14, 2008

Harold Lloyd is often considered the third great silent comedian behind Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton but whereas Caplin was a sentimental clown and Keaton was a deadpan surrealist Lloyd's angle was that he was just a guy who kept almost dying. This shocked audiences in…

386 Likes

Branson Reese

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MovieDaddy liked

Safety Last!

One of the great silent films of all time. Endearing and suspenseful. Others did it better (Chaplin, Keaton) but that doesn’t mean skimp on this one.

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Mickerdoo liked

Safety Last!

Funny idea that actually stayed fresh longer than I thought it would. Lloyd was fun and smart. Nice camera tricks.

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JANE liked

Safety Last!

it is astonishing how a few simple sound effects and jazzy music can make something so funny

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eitka loved

Safety Last!

8/10 absolutely brilliant, his stunts are more impressive than everything that’s done today

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Liam loved

Safety Last!

My ranking of clock scenes in movies 1. Cars 2 2. Safety Last!

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Mason Friesen loved

Safety Last!

The things we did for film!

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