Safety Last!
A daring department-store clerk enters a publicity stunt to scale a skyscraper’s exterior and must race against gravity and public spectacle when he’s forced to take the climb himself, risking his life for fame and love.
“You're Going to Explode With "Safety Laughs" when You see This Fun Bomb.”
Synopsis
A store clerk who organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building is compelled by circumstances to make the perilous climb himself.
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Principal cast & crew: 37
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Thomas J CrizerShot by Walter LundinScored by Carl Davis
Box Office
1923 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 12× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$1.5M
Also known as
- Ausgerechnet Wolkenkratzer oder der Luftikusde
- Ausgerechnet Wolkenkratzer!de
- Monte là-dessus !fr
- Preferisco l'ascensore!it
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Cast & Crew
37 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Harold Lloyd
as Harold - The Boy
Mildred Davis
as Mildred - The Girl
Bill Strother
as Limpy Bill - The Pal
Noah Young
as Officer Jim Taylor - The Law
Westcott Clarke
as Mr. Stubbs, head floorwalker
Chester A Bachman
as Friendly Cop
Roy Brooks
as Man Laughing from Window (uncredited)
Ed Brandenburg
as Man in Straw Boater Hat
Mickey Daniels
as Newsboy with Freckles (uncredited)
Richard Daniels
as Worker with Acetylene Torch (uncredited)
Charley Chase
as Bystander at Climbing
Ray Erlenborn
as Newsboy with Cap (uncredited)
Supporting cast
14Monte Collins
as Laundry Truck Driver
William Gillespie
as General Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
Helen Gilmore
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Wally Howe
as Man with Flowers / Studio Photographer (uncredited)
James T Kelley
as Old Driver of Delivery Truck (uncredited)
Billie Latimer
as Tall Customer (uncredited)
Gus Leonard
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
Earl Mohan
as Drunk Exiting Acme Drug Co. (uncredited)
Marie Mosquini
as Salesgirl (uncredited)
Fred C Newmeyer
as Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket (uncredited)
Charles Stevenson
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Anna Townsend
as Tiny Old Lady Helped by $50 Ruse (uncredited)
Patrick Youch
as Onlooker - Clock Sequence (uncredited)
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3Other crew
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