Speedy (1928)
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 86 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Ted Wilde
Stars: Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy and Babe Ruth
IMDb score:
7,6 (4.889)
Releasedate: 7 April 1928
Speedy plot
"You've Waited a Year for This But WOW! What a Hit!"
Harold 'Speedy' Swift loses his job and becomes a taxi driver. One of his first clients is baseball player Babe Ruth, who has to get to a baseball game as soon as possible. While Speedy barely avoids accidents on the streets of New York, Speedy's girlfriend's grandfather is harassed by a railroad company for running the last horse-drawn carriage transport company. The big society tries to destroy Grandpa's last carriage and to keep his girlfriend, Speedy must save them.
Actors and actresses
Harold 'Speedy' Swift
Jane Dillon
Pop Dillon
Babe Ruth
W.S. Wilton
Steve Carter
Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
Chauffeur (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Lady in Car (uncredited)
Reviews & comments
tsjidde
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- 2147 messages
- 4065 votes
In the film Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) by Buster Keaton was referred to (films with) Harold Lloyd by kos.
And indeed Kos, thanks for the tip!
"Speedy" is now the first Harold Lloyd film I have seen.
Compared to Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd is less of a comedian in my opinion. But in this film, Ted Wilde's direction makes up for everything. What a fresh, clear film this is, and for that age! The story is full of jokes and is told (in often short scenes) at a great pace, making it fascinating from beginning to end.
Simply a fantastic film for fans of this genre...
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Bobbejaantje
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- 2365 messages
- 2119 votes
Excellent silent comedy, the script of which was provided by four screenwriters, according to the credits. In any case, it is packed with fun gags and a storyline that works. The emphasis is on the adventures of Harold Lloyd in a few stealing and associated accidents, with the obligatory love story with Ann Christy receiving relatively little attention and therefore not being essential. Besides the gags, you can enjoy the numerous outdoor locations in New York. Wild tram and taxi rides in the daily traffic of 1928 New York are on the agenda here. And then of course there is the spectacle in the amusement parks of Coney Island.
Speedy was Lloyd's last silent to be released in the cinema, and it is more than a worthy ending, it is again pure fun.
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Movsin
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- 8472 messages
- 8511 votes
Endless Coney Island fun, followed by endless taxi-cock gags to let the fists speak to anyone or anything that doesn't have the heart in them and this in honor of that last horse tram.
A fine Harold Lloyd. He also effortlessly moved to sound films, but it cannot be denied that the silent films were his best, as evidenced by this "Speedy", one of his last.
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