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Release of Safety Last!

Release of Safety Last!
Image: Harold Lloyd and Wesley Stout · Public domain · source

Safety Last! is a 1923 American silent romantic comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It includes one of the most famous images from the silent-film era: Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a skyscraper above moving traffic.

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Timeline

  1. Release of Oliver Twist1922
  2. Release of Safety Last! (this page)April 1, 1923
  3. Release of The Ten CommandmentsNovember 23, 1923
  4. Release of Three AgesSeptember 24, 1923
  5. Release of Peter Pan1924
  6. Release of The Thief of BagdadMarch 18, 1924

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