Safety Last (1923)
Malaysians who came of age in the 70s and 80s would have viewed Harold Lloyd's 'World of Comedy' over the terrestrial TV for umpteen times.
It is a 1923 silent full-length comedy with plenty of stunts which would give plenty of butterflies in the belly of those with a weak spot for heights. Despite losing a thumb and a forefinger in a previous stunt, Lloyd still managed to perform many of the stunts here.
The highlight of his comedy is the trick the camera plays on the viewers with the clever use of props. Like in the opening scene, the bars, priest, the noose and the emotional relatives makes it appear like a scene where Harold going to be hung when it is actually a scene at a ticketing counter at a railway station!
Harold leaves to work in town to save some marry his sweetheart.
Even though he is working as a lowly sales assistant in a textile store, he paints a rosy picture to his girlfriend by sending her pricey gifts.
The girlfriend, Mildred, decides to pay him a surprise visit, creating a comedy of errors in his work-place as he tries to con her that he is the General Manager!
After overhearing his bosses' offer of $1000 to anyone who could draw more customers to the store, Harold takes the challenge thinking that his pal who has the neck of scaling buildings would perform a death-defying stunts. On the said day of the stunt, his pal is chased by a cop and Harold Lloyd has to scale the building all by himself with hilarious and nail-biting moments.
As predicted, Harold succeeds and wins the heart of his girl!
It is a 1923 silent full-length comedy with plenty of stunts which would give plenty of butterflies in the belly of those with a weak spot for heights. Despite losing a thumb and a forefinger in a previous stunt, Lloyd still managed to perform many of the stunts here.
The highlight of his comedy is the trick the camera plays on the viewers with the clever use of props. Like in the opening scene, the bars, priest, the noose and the emotional relatives makes it appear like a scene where Harold going to be hung when it is actually a scene at a ticketing counter at a railway station!
Harold leaves to work in town to save some marry his sweetheart.
Even though he is working as a lowly sales assistant in a textile store, he paints a rosy picture to his girlfriend by sending her pricey gifts.
The girlfriend, Mildred, decides to pay him a surprise visit, creating a comedy of errors in his work-place as he tries to con her that he is the General Manager!
After overhearing his bosses' offer of $1000 to anyone who could draw more customers to the store, Harold takes the challenge thinking that his pal who has the neck of scaling buildings would perform a death-defying stunts. On the said day of the stunt, his pal is chased by a cop and Harold Lloyd has to scale the building all by himself with hilarious and nail-biting moments.
As predicted, Harold succeeds and wins the heart of his girl!
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