Safety Last, the film in 1923

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Safety Last, the film in 1923

Post by some seeing eye » Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:44 am

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/grea ... -last-1923

"The plot: The Boy promises the Girl (Mildred Davis, Lloyd's real-life wife) that he will go to the city, make good and send for her. He gets a lowly job as a dry goods clerk, but impresses her with such inventive letters that she hurries to the city to join him. The Boy poses as the manager of the store, is exposed and decides to risk everything for a $1,000 prize offered to anyone who can lure more traffic to the store. His idea: Have his roommate (Bill Strother), a human fly, climb the building."

Could this be a BRC film?
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Re: Safety Last, the film in 1923

Post by JohnEBGud » Sat Aug 21, 2021 6:33 am

This is the iconic Harold Lloyd comedy where Harold hangs high above the street from the hands of a giant clock.
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
--Wm. Blake

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