
Seven Chances(1925)
Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.


“You're Going to Explode With "Safety Laughs" when You see This Fun Bomb.”
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

Harold Lloyd
The Boy

Mildred Davis
The Girl

Bill Strother
The Pal

Noah Young
The Law

Westcott Clarke
The Floorwalker
Roy Brooks
Man Laughing from Window (uncredited)

Mickey Daniels
Newsboy with Freckles (uncredited)

Richard Daniels
Worker with Acetylene Torch (uncredited)
Ray Erlenborn
Newsboy with Cap (uncredited)

William Gillespie
General Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
Safety Last! is a comedy, romance film released in 1923 exploring themes of police, department store, clock, climbing, black and white, silent film. Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, it stars Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother. 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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