Laughter First, “Safety Last!” (1923)
About this episode
The episode discusses the silent film comedy 'Safety Last!' featuring Harold Lloyd and its iconic imagery.
Everyone knows the image. A man dangling precariously from a clock on the side of a skyscraper, only a handgrip away from plunging to the busy streets below. It must be a scene from a terrifying dramatic thriller, right? Wrong! It's a thriller, alright, but it's from one of the most hilarious comedies every made. From 1923, it's Harold Lloyd in "Safety Last!" Long regarded as a masterpiece of silent film comedy, "Safety Last!" features one of the greatest of the greats, the maste...
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