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Speedy
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Overview

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Director:
Ted Wilde
Writers:
John Grey (story) &
Lex Neal (story) ...
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Release Date:
7 April 1928 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Family more
Tagline:
LLOYD'S LATEST (original print ad - all caps) more
Plot:
"Speedy" loses his job as a soda-jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. He then becomes... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Very Entertaining, & Also An Enjoyable Time Capsule From 1920s New York more (20 total)

Cast

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Harold Lloyd ... Harold 'Speedy' Swift
Ann Christy ... Jane Dillon
Bert Woodruff ... Pop Dillon - Her Grand-daddy
Brooks Benedict ... Steve Carter
Babe Ruth ... George Herman Ruth
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Additional Details

Runtime:
85 min (22 fps)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Australia:G

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
"Speedy" is Harold Lloyd's real-life nickname, given to him by his father. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Pop first stops the horse car to let a passenger off, the window to his right is up. When he resumes his route, the window glass is suddenly gone. more
Quotes:
Harold "Speedy" Swift: It smells like rain. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Funny Side of Life (1963) more
Soundtrack:
Speedy Boy more

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Very Entertaining, & Also An Enjoyable Time Capsule From 1920s New York, 12 December 2005
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

Besides providing plenty of entertainment from Harold Lloyd and the rest of the cast, this silent comedy classic is also quite enjoyable as a time capsule from 1920s New York, with wonderful footage of Coney Island and other sights, plus the amusing appearance by Babe Ruth. Even more so than most movies of its era, it gives you a very good feel for its time and place.

The plot has Lloyd, as perpetual job-seeker and job-loser "Speedy", trying to save the city's last horse-drawn streetcar, which is driven by the father of his girlfriend. The David-vs.-Goliath conflict gives Lloyd a lot to work with, and it is used to good effect both for gags and for character development. There are a number of good sequences, including a hilarious and detailed street donnybrook between the transport company's hired goons and Lloyd's ragtag neighborhood stalwarts.

The lengthy digressions from the main story also work very well. The taxicab sequence with Ruth is probably the best-remembered, and there is also a delightful sequence at Coney Island's Luna Park. Ann Christy and Lloyd work together well, and they make an especially pleasant and sympathetic couple in this sequence.

"Speedy" is a good showcase for Lloyd, since it combines action sequences that advance the story with other sequences that simply entertain and give you a feel for the characters. Overall, it has quite a lot to recommend it.

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