"You're Going to Explode With "Safety Laughs" when You see This Fun Bomb."

1923

1h 13m

7.7(606 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Thriller

Overview

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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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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)

Creative team

Directed by: Fred C. Newmeyer
Sam Taylor
Written by: Hal Roach
Sam Taylor
Produced by: Hal Roach

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