Harold Lloyd in his most famous hair- raising comedy in which a young man scaling the outside of a skyscraper symbolises the American dream.
Harold moves from the sticks to the big city in search of his fortune, while Mil dred, the sweetheart he leaves behind, has high hopes of his success. This fails to materialise, however, even though Harold boasts of his triumphs in letters home. In fact, he only has a lowly job in a department store. Then Mildred comes to the big city on a surprise visit. This leads to all manner of twists and turns,
in which Harold uses all his ingenuity to persuade Mildred of his success. Eventually he has a glorious idea that is bound to make him a fortune: his flatmate and friend Bill, an experienced climber, can climb up the outside of a skyscraper for advertising purpos- es. But a policeman prevents Bill from doing this and Harold is left to undertake the climb himself, for better or worse.
The tension is captured by the congenial live music of the legendary silent movie musician Robert Israel, who will conduct his own music in person, performed by members of the Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach.
The supporting film will be ‘The Voice of the Nightingale’ by the Polish-Russian trick film pioneer Władysław Starewicz. The ensemble music to accompany this jewel, performed here for the first time, was composed by the Weimar silent film musician Richard Siedhoff in 2024.
Live-Musik / Live-Music Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach
Dirigent / Conductor Robert Israel
Komposition / Composition Robert Israel (Hauptfilm), Richard Siedhoff (Vorfilm)
Langfilm
»AUSGERECHNET WOLKENKRATZER« / ‘Safety Last!’
Veröffentlichung / Release USA 1923
Format dcp, s/w
Länge / Duration 75 Minuten
Regie / Director Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
Drehbuch / Screenplay Hal Roach, Sam Taylor, Tim Whelan, Jean Havez, Harold Lloyd
Kamera / Camera Walter Lundin
Mit / With Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother, Noah Young, Westcott Clarke, Monte Collins
Archiv / Archive The Harold Lloyd Estate
Vorfilm
»Die Stimme der Nachtigall« / ‘La Voix du Rossignol’
Veröffentlichung / Release Frankreich 1923
Format dcp, viragiert & handcoloriert
Länge / Duration 12 Minuten
Buch & Regie / Screenplay & Director Władysław Starewicz
Mit / With Nina Star
Archiv / Archive Doriane Films
Projektleitung / Project Management Dr. Simon Frisch, Gerrit Heber, Dirk Heinje, Louisa Maier, Sven Opel, Dr. Katrin Richter, Dr. Jens Riederer, Richard Siedhoff, Mitarbeit: Salma Virág Pethö-Zayed
Kooperationspartner / Cooperation Partners Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv Berlin, La Cinémathèque française, Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum Frankfurt a. M. (DFF), Stiftung Deutsche Kine- mathek (Berlin), Europäische FilmPhilharmonie, FPA Classics (Lobster Films, Paris), Friedrich- Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, The Harold Lloyd Estate, Kino Lorber Inc., Roy Export S.A.S., Stummfilm Magazin, desweiteren: David Glass, Suzanne Lloyd, Léona Béatrice Martin-Starewitch, Jon Mirsalis
Dank an: Aitam Bar-Sagi, Oliver Hanley, Frank Hoyer, Andreas Krinke
Förderung / Funding Thüringer Staatskanzlei, Sparkasse Mittelthüringen, Stadt Weimar, Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Thüringen, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Musiker*innen / Musicians Matthias Hirth & Michał Skulski, Stephen Horne, Maud Nelissen, Robert Israel, Tobias Rank & Izabela Kałduńska, Richard Siedhoff & Mykyta Sierov, Ekkehard Wölk
Orchester / Orchestra Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach
Eine Veranstaltungsreihe von Lichthaus Kino, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Stadtarchiv Weimar, Kunstfest Weimar / A series of events by Lichthaus Kino, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Stadtarchiv Weimar, Kunstfest Weimar
