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Audience Member This is a comedy film starring Harold Lloyd who was a very popular daredevil comedian during the 1920s and 1930s. It involved him climbing up a tall building and he was one of very few silent actors who successfully adapted to sound. It contains a classic example of the use of African Americans in a shiftless and slow stereotyped role. He nicknames Willie Best's janitor as charcoal and he is billed as "Sleep n' Eat", which would clearly not be acceptable today. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Whilst not a bad movie, it's a movie that feels as if it's just trying too hard at times. Harold is still finding his way in this early "talkie" period and the newness if it all shows. There are some genuinely great moments scattered throughout and the finale is a very clever and inventive re-working of the finale in "Safety Last". It's a fun watch but overall not as tight and cohesive as his silent era movies. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Lloyd's second talkie is a delightful rom-com Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member WOW. Cannot believe I actually watched a movie from 1930!! It's my grandparents' fault, I swear! ;) Anyway, it was an okay story with a few really hilarious scenes. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member My grandparents made me watch this movie, and I thought going into it that it would be the most boring thing imaginable. BUT...there is this one scene in it that is HILARIOUS!!...when the guy is falling off the building...roll on the floor laughing!! Seriously. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member This was Harold Lloyd's second sound film. I think it's the best of his talkies although it didn't do very well at the box office. The best part of the film are the scenes aboard ship as HL tries disguising his being a stowaway. Many of the films gags are nicely done, but it's clear that Lloyd, by repeating much of his earlier silent era work, was running out of fresh ideas. Barbara Kent is very weak and forgettable. The human spider routine is best watched with the sound turned off because the effects are better when you can't hear HL yelling for help or grunting and groaning through the obviously physically difficult efforts. If it weren't for the brilliance of "Safety Last" this would be a very memorable ten minutes of film. As it is, by the time of "Feet First" it was clear that HL's career was in trouble. It's worth watching, but as with all HL's talkies, the genius of his silent comedies simply overshadow the film. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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