One of the highest-earning stars of the silent era, &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Harold Lloyd&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; graduated from short films to features, where he combined comedy skill with &amp;quot;death-defying&amp;quot; thrills. The vertigo-inducing shot of Lloyd &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/250650/Safety-Last-Movie-Clip-Clock-Tower.html &amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;hanging desperately from the minute hand of a skyscraper&amp;#39;s clock&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; has become one of the iconic images of the &amp;quot;golden era&amp;quot; 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 &amp;quot;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Safety Last!&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot; (1923). 