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Safety Last! with Live Piano by Ben Model

Opens on October 6

Director: Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor Run Time: 74 min. Release Year: 1923

Starring: Bill Strother, Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Noah Young, Westcott Clarke

Bedford Playhouse welcomes back musician and historian Ben Model providing live piano accompaniment to the classic silent comedy Safety Last! featuring the legendary Harold Lloyd. This feature-length film contains some of the most iconic scenes in silent film comedy history, all done without the aid of visual effects. Recommended for ages 3 to 93.

The comic genius of silent star Harold Lloyd is eternal. Chaplin is the sweet innocent, Keaton the stoic outsider, but Lloyd — the modern guy striving for success — is us. And with its torrent of perfectly executed gags and astonishing stunts, Safety Last! is the perfect introduction to him. Lloyd 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.

Laugh-out-loud funny and jaw-dropping in equal measure, Safety Last! is a movie experience par excellence, anchored by a genuine legend.

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