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Hal Roach (story) &
Sam Taylor (story) ...
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Release Date:
1 April 1923 (USA) more
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When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win more
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A timeless silent film... highly recommended more (52 total)
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(Complete credited cast) | Harold Lloyd | ... | The Boy |
| Mildred Davis | ... | The Girl |
| Bill Strother | ... | The Pal |
| Noah Young | ... | The Law |
| Westcott Clarke | ... | The Floorwalker (as Westcott B. Clarke) |
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70 min (24 fps)
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Though Harold Lloyd's character is credited as "The Boy", when he gets his paycheck it clearly says, "Name: Harold Lloyd". more
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Revealing mistakes: "The Boy" purchases a chain from a stereotypically-portrayed Jewish jeweler. He is shown buying it on a Saturday - when the jeweler would be expected to be closed. more
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Referenced in Kon'yaku samba-garasu (1937) more
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The first half of this film takes place between Harold Lloyd and his fiancée. Harold works as a clerk in a department store. There are plenty of sight gags in this section, including the hilarious scene where Harold hides in a coat hanging on a coat tree. You have to see this to believe it.
The second part of the movie consists of Harold climbing up the side of a building. Forget that this movie was made in 1923. This scene is one of the most hair-raising things ever filmed and will have you on the edge of your seat. It builds and builds with one gag after another, climaxing in the timeless movie image that everyone has seen, of Harold hanging from the hands of the clock on the building. Every time I watch this scene I get very nervous.
I highly recommend this film even if you are not a fan of silent films. Though Harold Lloyd's overall fame was eclipsed by Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, this film deserves to been seen and ranks as one of the best silents ever made.
See it on DVD.