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Safety last! / Janus Films ; Harold Lloyd Entertainment, Inc. ; Hal Roach presents ; Pathécomedy ; Pathé Exchance, Inc. ; directed by Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor ; story by Hal Roach, Sam Taylor and Tim Whelan.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 023 167 disc + booklet
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Park, Ed (Wildlife manager), author.
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 662.
- Criterion collection ; 662
- Language:
- English
- No linguistic content
- Subjects (All):
- Department stores--Drama.
- Department stores.
- Publicity--Drama.
- Publicity.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Silent films.
- Comedy films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (73 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2013]
- System Details:
- DVD, region 1; NTSC; PCM 2.0 stereo; 1.37:1 aspect ratio.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- The comic genius of silent star Harold Lloyd is eternal. He plays a small-town bumpkin trying to make it in the big city, who finds employment as a lowly department-store clerk. He comes up with a wild publicity stunt to draw attention to the store, resulting in an incredible feat of derring-do on his part that gets him started on the climb to success.
- Contents:
- Take a chance / Harold Lloyd Entertainment presents ; produced by the Rolin Film Company ; Pathé Exchange, Inc.
- Young Mr. Jazz / Harold Lloyd Entertainment presents ; produced by the Rolin Film Company ; Pathé Exchange, Inc.
- His royal slyness / Harold Lloyd Entertainment presents ; Pathé presents ; produced by Hal E. Roach ; titles by H.M. Walker.
- Participant:
- Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother, Noah Young, Westcott B. Clarke. Short films: Harold Lloyd, Harry Pollard, Bebe Daniels (Take a chance, Young Mr. Jazz) ; Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Harry Pollard, Gus Leonard, Noah Young (His royal slyness).
- Credits:
- Photographed by Walter Lundin ; edited by T.J. Crizer ; titles by H.M Walker.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1923.
- Special features: Disc 1: New 2K digital film restoration; About the scores (musical score by composer Carl Davis from 1989, synchronized and restored and alternate score by organist Gaylord Carter from the late 1960s); Audio commentary featuring film critic Leonard Maltin and director and Harold Lloyd archivist Richard Correll; Suzanne Lloyd introduction; Short films (with optional commentary by Correll and film writer John Bengtson): Take a chance (1918, 10 min.), Young Mr. Jazz (1919, 10 min.), His royal slyness (1920, 22 min.). Disc 2: Harold Lloyd: the third genius (a 108-minute two-part television documentary from 1989, written and produced by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, narrated by filmmaker Lindsay Anderson); Locations and effects (a new documentary featuring film writer John Bengtson and visual-effects expert Craig Barron); Carl Davis: scoring for Harold (new interview with the composer). Booklet featuring an essay by critic Ed Park.
- Contains:
- Take a chance.
- Young Mr. Jazz.
- His royal slyness.
- ISBN:
- 9781604657319
- 1604657316
- OCLC:
- 837388281
- Publisher Number:
- 715515106610
- CC2268D Criterion Collection
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