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Quick Info

Rating

7.7/10

Release1923

Runtime1h 13m

StatusReleased

Budget$121,000

Revenue$1,500,000

Production

Hal Roach Studios

Pathé Exchange

Movie

Safety Last!

1923

1h 13m

7.7

Comedy

Romance

Synopsis

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

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