Program Type:
Film ClubAge Group:
Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration is no longer available for this event.
Program Description
Event Details
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.
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’