An American comedy written, directed and produced by Preston Sturges, starring Harold Lloyd.
A man is fired from his job and given a pension. He meets a stranger on the street who is trying to borrow money from him. The stranger takes him to a bar where the bartender creates a special drink for the unemployed man. Upon becoming drunk, he accidentally wins money by betting on a horse race. He then blacks out and wakes up two days later with no memory of what happened.
The plot and characters definitely held my interest. There was always something going on. The audio and video were of the times and there was an editing mistake in the bar scene. I thought the comedy was actually funny, unlike most other comedic films. Another aspect that caught my attention was the character figuring out what he did the day before by what was going on in the present. It helped to make the plot more interesting. The tame lion was a really cool addition as well. I rate good. Watch it for the clean '40s humor.
A comedy directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, starring Harold Lloyd.A young man goes to the city to find fortune and gets a menial job in a department store. His girlfriend comes to visit and he tries to pretend that his job is much more important. When he overhears the bosses talking about publicity, he asks his friend to climb a building as a publicity stunt. When the climb is supposed to happen, the friend is too busy being chased by the police and the man ends up climbing the building himself.This was a black and white silent film, but it wasn't too bad. The humor was very clean compared to films today and the camera-work was good. It would be interesting to see what would be included if this film was made now. Safety Last! is supposed to be a classic piece of cinema and I thought it was alright, so I'm rating it adequate.
