12019-01-30T01:00:36+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b11Safety Last (1923)plain2019-01-30T01:00:36+00:00Critical Commons19232019-01-28T18:16:41ZVideoSam Taylor and Fred NewmeyerSafety LastPatrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b
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12019-01-30T01:11:41+00:001.x6 Safety Last1Safety Last (1923)plain2019-01-30T01:11:41+00:00One scene shows the Boy with his clothes in disarray, suggesting that we are about to witness a fight scene. The camera then dollies back to reveal that he is fending off a crowd of shoppers at the department store where he works. Following the logic of the “revelation gag,” the tight framing has pushed the spectator to make a false assumption, which is corrected when the camera dollies back to reveal a larger picture.