"One of the highest-earning stars of the silent era, <strong>Harold Lloyd</strong> graduated from short films to features, where he combined comedy skill with ""death-defying"" thrills. The vertigo-inducing shot of Lloyd <a href=""http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/250650/Safety-Last-Movie-Clip-Clock-Tower.html "" target=""_blank""><strong>hanging desperately from the minute hand of a skyscraper's clock</a></strong> has become one of the iconic images of the ""golden era"" of silent comedy. Lloyd built a fake skyscraper on the roof of a real skyscraper to create the realistic impression of the action occurring high above the city streets (while allowing a degree of safety measures to be taken) for the film ""<strong>Safety Last!</strong>"" (1923)."
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