Safety last! / Janus Films ; Harold Lloyd Entertainment, Inc. ; Hal Roach presents ; Pathécomedy ; Pathé Exchance, Inc. ; directed by Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor ; story by Hal Roach, Sam Taylor and Tim Whelan.
Edition:
Two-DVD special edtion ; DVD edition ; full screen.
Take a chance. Young Mr. Jazz. His royal slyness. Harold Lloyd: the third genius (Television program)
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1923. Special features: Disc 1. About the scores (musical score by composer Carl Davis from 1989, synchronized and restored and alternate score by organist Gaylord Carter from the late 1960s); Audio commentary featuring film critic Leonard Maltin and director and Harold Lloyd archivist Richard Correll; Suzanne Lloyd introduction; Short films (with optional commentary by Correll and film writer John Bengtson): Take a chance (1918, 10 min.), Young Mr. Jazz (1919, 10 min.), His royal slyness (1920, 22 min.). Disc 2. Harold Lloyd: the third genius (a 108-minute two-part television documentary from 1989, written and produced by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, narrated by filmmaker Lindsay Anderson); Locations and effects (a new documentary featuring film writer John Bengtson and visual-effects expert Craig Barron); Carl Davis: scoring for Harold (new interview with the composer). Booklet featuring an essay by critic Ed Park. Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother, Noah Young, Westcott B. Clarke. Short films: Harold Lloyd, Harry Pollard, Bebe Daniels (Take a chance, Young Mr. Jazz) ; Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Harry Pollard, Gus Leonard, Noah Young (His royal slyness).
Summary:
The comic genius of silent star Harold Lloyd is eternal. He plays a small-town bumpkin trying to make it in the big city, who finds employment as a lowly department-store clerk. He comes up with a wild publicity stunt to draw attention to the store, resulting in an incredible feat of derring-do on his part that gets him started on the climb to success.
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