Safety Last!
dir. Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor · 1923
Success often requires deception and risk, revealing the lengths one will go to for love and acceptance.
"Safety Last!" is a timeless comedy that masterfully blends physical humor with a romantic quest, showcasing an unforgettable ascent that embodies the spirit of the underdog. Its iconic moments and slapstick brilliance make it a must-watch for those seeking laughter and inspiration.
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
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In 1922, the country boy Harold says goodbye to his mother and his girlfriend Mildred in the train station and leaves Great Bend expecting to be successful in the big city. Harold promises to Mildred to get married with her as soon as he "make good". Harold shares a room with his friend "Limpy" Bill and he finally gets a job as salesman in the De Vore Department Store. However, he pawns Bill's phonograph, buys a lavaliere and writes to Mildred telling that he is a manager of De Vore.
One day, Harold sees an old friend from Great Bend that is a policeman and when he meets his friend Bill, he asks Bill to push the policeman over him and make him fall down. However Bill pushes the wrong policeman that chases him, but he escapes climbing up a building. Out of the blue, Mildred is convinced by her mother to visit Harold without previous notice and he pretends to be the manager of De Vore. When Harold overhears the general manager telling that he would give one thousand dollars to to anyone that could promote De Vore attracting people to the department store, he offers five hundred dollars to Bill to climb up the Bolton Building.
However things go wrong when the angry policeman decides to check whether the mystery man that will climb up the building is the one who pushed him over on the floor.
