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Safety Last! (1923)
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Terrifying and Great
One of the most tense film watching experiences I have ever had was during this Harold Lloyd comedy about a small town boy who goes to the big city to make money so that he can marry his sweetheart (Mildred Davis).
The film starts out simple enough, a few nice gags with Harold and his friend (Bill Strother) hiding from the landlady in their coats on the hangers and Harold posing as a mannacin.
Then comes his big idea to make a lot of money from his boss: he will have Bill climb a 12 story building and entertain the masses, only Bill gets sidetracked with a cop and Harold must climb the building himself!
What a fantastic feat! He clearly has no wires or help of any kind, no safety and this is not against a filmed backdrop, you can see the people walking below. Lloyd actually climbed the building with his own free hands. The gags while climbing include a clock almost breaking, a rope around the ankle and a mouse climbing up his pant-leg and they are all heart-stopping.
The film may not be much to begin with, but my god! That climb is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen on film.
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