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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%. Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 81% of the 62 1920s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 13m. Streaming on Max and Tubi.
Synopsis
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
602 audience votes
Key crew
- Fred C. NewmeyerDirector
- Sam TaylorDirector
- Hal RoachWriter
- Sam TaylorWriter
- Tim WhelanWriter
Cast
- Harold LloydThe Boy
- Mildred DavisThe Girl
- Bill StrotherThe Pal
- Noah YoungThe Law
- Westcott ClarkeThe Floorwalker
- Roy BrooksMan Laughing from Window (uncredited)
- Mickey DanielsNewsboy with Freckles (uncredited)
- Richard DanielsWorker with Acetylene Torch (uncredited)
- Ray ErlenbornNewsboy with Cap (uncredited)
- William GillespieGeneral Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
- Helen GilmoreDepartment Store Customer (uncredited)
- Wally HoweMan with Flowers / Studio Photographer (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
policedepartment storeclockclimbingblack and whitesilent film
Comedy Movies on Tubi, Ranked
Safety Last! is #15 of 60
