{"id":25173,"date":"2012-04-09T11:53:52","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T18:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=25173"},"modified":"2021-01-24T21:42:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T04:42:22","slug":"safety-last-1923","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=25173","title":{"rendered":"Safety Last! (1923)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;d give a thousand dollars &#8212; to anyone &#8212; for a new idea &#8212; one that would attract an enormous crowd to our store.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Poster-163x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Poster-163x300.jpg 163w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Poster-69x128.jpg 69w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA poor country boy (Harold Lloyd) moves to the city and becomes a lowly clerk at a department store, but tells his girlfriend back home (Mildred Davis) that he&#8217;s much more successful. When she pays him a surprise visit, he must scramble to save face.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Harold Lloyd Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary accurately notes that this &#8220;Harold Lloyd silent classic&#8221; possesses a &#8220;splendid mix of genteel character comedy, sight gags, slapstick comic routines, and what [Lloyd] called &#8216;thrill&#8217; comedy&#8221;. Peary points out that while this film is &#8220;most remembered for [the] thrilling moment [when] Lloyd hangs from the arms of a large clock&#8221; &#8212; indeed, this is often cited as the single most famous shot in all of silent cinema &#8212; the entire &#8220;elaborate&#8221;, &#8220;cleverly&#8230; filmed&#8221; final sequence is &#8220;impressive&#8221;, given that &#8220;there is a new adventure on every floor&#8221;. Meanwhile, as Peary notes, this breathtaking sequence &#8220;shouldn&#8217;t make us overlook [the] simpler comedy that takes place earlier&#8221;; he enjoins viewers to &#8220;watch how [Lloyd] hides from his rent-seeking landlady by hanging with his coat on a hook&#8221; (a truly hilarious scene), or &#8220;grapples with rampaging women who see there&#8217;s a sale at his counter&#8221; (note the creative way in which he&#8217;s able to temporarily clear his view in the room). Peary is right to call this an &#8220;excellent introduction to Lloyd&#8221;; it&#8217;s a consistently clever delight.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Numerous hilarious sight gags<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Coats.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Coats.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Coats.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Coats-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Coats-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Sale.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Sale.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Sale.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Sale-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Sale-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Bald.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Bald.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Bald.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Bald-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Bald-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The justifiably renowned final building-climbing sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Climb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Climb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Climb.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Climb-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Climb-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Climb2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Climb2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Climb2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Climb2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Safety-Last-Climb2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a genuine comedic classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0014429\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/great-movie-safety-last-1923\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Greatest Movies Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/silent-volume.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/safety-last-1923.html\">Silent Volume Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/safe.html\">Film Site Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.tvguide.com\/safety-last\/review\/132220\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/5762\/safety-last#articles-reviews?articleId=23994\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/safety-last-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d give a thousand dollars &#8212; to anyone &#8212; for a new idea &#8212; one that would attract an enormous crowd to our store.&#8221; Synopsis: A poor country boy (Harold Lloyd) moves to the city and becomes a lowly clerk at a department store, but tells his girlfriend back home (Mildred Davis) that he&#8217;s much more successful. When she pays him a surprise visit, he must scramble to save face. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Harold Lloyd Films Mistaken&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=25173\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25173"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65777,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25173\/revisions\/65777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}