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The Art of Skyscrapers
Safety Last
Safety Last is a silent romantic comedy that is the iconic scene is where the main character climbs a skyscraper in order to escape the police only to run into a problem with the clock, which breaks almost sending him tumbling to the ground. This film uses a skyscraper as the climax of the move that ultimately ends with our “hero” climbing the building and getting the girl.
Full-length film at https://archive.org/search.php?query=safety%20last
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