Ausgerechnet Wolkenkratzer (1923)

• Commentary
  Recorded in 2005, this audio commentary features film critic Leonard Maltin and Harold Lloyd's longtime archivist, director Richard Correll. To listen to the commentary while viewing the movie, press the AUDIO key on your remote at any time.
  
• Suzanne Lloyd Introduction (17:21 Min. / 16:55 Min. o.A.) [1]
  Suzanne Lloyd is the granddaughter of Harold Lloyd and was raised by him and his wife, Mildred David Lloyd, at Greenacres, their estate in Los Angeles (she often refers to Harold as "Dad"). She is the president of Harold Lloyd Entertainment and has dedicated her career to preserving and promoting Harold's film legacy. in this introduction, she discusses Safety Last! and its place in his career.
• Short Films
  Harold Lloyd produced numerous one- and two-reel films featuring his "Glasses character", the one he plays in Safety Last!. Presented here, for the first time, are new digital restorations of three of those films. They are accompanied by optional audio commentary by director and Harold Lloyd archivist Richard Correll and film writer John Bengtson.
  
  • Take a Chance (10:21 Min.) [2]
    In this one-reel film from 1918, Harold Lloyd stars with his frequent leading lady Bebe Daniels. The two were inseparable, both personally and professionally, from 1915 to 1919, and made more than 150 movies together, before Daniels moved on to a career in dramatic films. To listen to the commentary while viewing the movie, press the AUDIO key on your remote at any time.
    
  • Young Mr. Jazz (9:50 Min.) [2]
    Harold Lloyd was the ultimate Jazz Age figure, according to Carl Davis, who composed the jazz-inspired score for Safety Last!. Lloyd's Young Mr. Jazz, a 1919 one-reel short, is set in one of that era's quintessential locales, a speakeasy. To listen to the commentary while viewing the movie, press the AUDIO key on your remote at any time.
  • His Royal Slyness (21:46 Min.) [2]
    His Royal Slyness, a two-reel short from 1920, is one of Harold Llyod's earliest films in which he costars with Mildred Davis, who took over as his leading lady after the departure of Bebe Daniels. The two were married in 1923. Davis also appeared in Safety Last!, after which she retired from acting in Lloyd's films. To listen to the commentary while viewing the movie, press the AUDIO key on your remote at any time.
    
• Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (108:00 Min. / 106:53 Min. o.A.) [3]
  In 1989, the film historians, preservationists, and documentarians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill wrote and produced this acclaimed two-part television documentary on the life, career, and legacy of Harold Lloyd. Narrated by filmmaker Lindsay Anderson, it features numerous interviews with Lloyd's family, friends, and colleagues.
  
• Locations and Effects (20:37 Min. / 20:09 Min. o.A.) [1]
  In this short documentary, produced by the Criterion Collection in 2013, film writer John Bengtson and visual-effects expert Craig Barron discuss Harold Lloyd's innovative use of stunts, locations and effects in his "thrill pictures".
  

• Carl Davis: Scoring for Harold (24:08 Min. / 23:42 Min. o.A.) [1]
  In the following interview, conducted by the Criterion Collection in 2013, composer and conductor Carl Davis talks about his music for Safety Last! and other Harold Lloyd titles, as well as his career scoring both silent and sound films.

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[1] Englisch Dolby Digital 2.0 ohne Untertitel / 1,78:1 (1080/60i) / 1 Kapitel
[2] Wahlweise Musik/Instrumental oder Audiokommentar (englisch) Dolby Digital 2.0 ohne Untertitel / 1,32:1 (1080p) / 1 Kapitel
[3] Englisch Dolby Digital 1.0 ohne Untertitel / 1,31:1 (1080/60i) / 12 Kapitel

Die angegebene Gesamtlaufzeit der Extras wurde inklusive der Kurzfilme und der Dokumentation, aber ohne Audiokommentare berechnet.