The 1939 movie isn’t really about the Wizard of Oz. It’s about Dorothy. This film is about the wizard. And also about the three witches.
I always thought there was four witches, two good ones and two bad ones, resp. one for North, South, East and West each.
TitleSafety Last! (715515-106511)My thoughtsThe featurette calls Harold Lloyd ”The Third Genius” (the other two being Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton). It’s a crying shame that so many people today haven’t heard of Harold Lloyd. He made lots of films and was one of the most successful actors of the silent era. Safety Last! is his best known film, and it’s absolutely great.The scenes of Harold climbing the building are remarkably well done. You might think they were done using rear projection, but they were not. That technique had not been perfected yet. And even if it had, Lloyd probably wouldn’t have used it.
Did the featurette also explain how the clock effect was achieved? While no rear projection was involved, Lloyd was not in complete danger...
my favorites were always Laurel & Hardy, who are sadly underrepresented on DVD let alone Blu-ray
Oh yes, it was explained in detail. Not quite as dangerous as it looks, no, but risky enough. I didn't want to go into any detail because it's a bit of a spoiler for those who may not have seen the film yet.
Agreed, but they were not stars of the silent era. Have you checked out this one?Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection
Maybe with Chaplin more grounded in silent and laurel and Hady more in sound...?