Exhibit opening reception, July 12, 5pm at the California Oil Museum. A showing of the newly restored film, Safety Last!, a 1923 black and white silent on July 12, 7pm at the Universalist Unitarian Church in Santa Paula. Reception is free; film showing is $5 suggested donation.

The exhibit at the California Oil Museum will be consisting of 30 photographs along with rare items from the family’s collection including posters, scripts, awards and more. Showing of the film, Safety Last! will be at Santa Paula’s Universalist Unitarian Church located at 740 East Main Street. Don’t miss this rare treat to see the newly restored 2K digital film transfer with musical score by composer Carl Davis from 1989, synchronized and restored under his supervision and presented in uncompressed stereo.

The comic genius of silent start Harold Lloyd is eternal. Chaplin is the sweet innocent, Keaton the stoic outsider, but Lloyd – the modern guy striving for success- is us. And with its torrent of perfectly executed gags and astonishing stunts, Safety Last! Is the perfect introduction to him. Lloyd plays a small-town bumpkin trying to make it in the big city, who finds employment as a lowly department –store clerk. He comes up with a wild publicity stunt to draw attention to the store, resulting in an incredible feat of derrring-do on his part that gets him started on the climb to success. Laugh-out-loud funny and jaw-dropping in equal measure, Safety Last! Is a movie experience par excellence, anchored by a genuine legend.

Who: Harold Lloyd: The King of Daredevil Comedy

What: Photograph exhibit and film showing

Where: California Oil Museum and Universalist Unitarian Church in Santa Paula

When: July 12. Opening reception at 5pm, Film showing at 7pm.