Virtual Film Club

Program Type:

Film Club

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Virtual Film Club

Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own time, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom. Registration is required. Zoom Invites will be sent out via email.

Event Details

This month's film is Safety Last! (1923), directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor.

Additional Resources:

General

Official Website: Https://Haroldlloyd.Com/

Safety Last! Page At Turner Classic Movies: Https://Www.Tcm.Com/Tcmdb/Title/5762/Safety-Last#Overview

Trailer (Produced For 2019 Showing At The Niles Film Museum, Fremont, Ca): Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=5gh0qzaownq  (2½ Minutes)

Trailer (2013 – For The U.S. Re-Release): Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=Rhntsu8ubf0 (1 Minute 21 Secs)

 

Reviews

Filmsite Film Review: Https://Www.Filmsite.Org/Safe.Html

Roger Ebert (2005): Https://Www.Rogerebert.Com/Reviews/Great-Movie-Safety-Last-1923

Life Magazine (1923): Https://Archive.Org/Details/Sim_life_1923-04-26_81_2112/Page/N25/Mode/2up

David Ehrlich (2013): Https://Www.Mtv.Com/News/Hijofq/Safety-Last-Criterion-Collection-Review

Groucho Reviews (2013?): Http://Grouchoreviews.Com/Reviews/2317

 

About Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd: Film’s First Underdog (A Mini-Documentary, 2021): Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=6bbndob5wkq  (18 Minutes)

1965 Interview About Filmmaking: Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=Fj9cpwrduv8 (11 Minutes)


 

Other  Resources

Book:    Cahn, William. Harold Lloyd’s World Of Comedy (1964) – Available From Allentown Library

Article At National Film Preservation Board: Https://Web.Archive.Org/Web/20190324215012/Https://Www.Loc.Gov/Static/Programs/National-Film-Preservation-Board/Documents/Safety_last.Pdf

Article (2018) By Blake Gasner, ‘safety Last! Silent Action Setting Standards For Stunts’

Https://Academics.Winona.Edu/Povwinona/Safety-Last/