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Speedy was the last silent feature to star Harold Lloyd—and one of his very best. The slapstick legend reprises his “Glasses Character,” this time as a good-natured but scatterbrained New Yorker who can’t keep a job. He finally finds his true calling when he becomes determined to help save the city’s last horse-drawn streetcar, which is operated by his sweetheart’s crusty grandfather. From its joyous visit to Coney Island to its incredible Babe Ruth cameo to its hair-raising climactic stunts on the city’s streets, Speedy is an out-of-control love letter to New York that will have you grinning from ear to ear.
Original Release
04/07/1928
US Release
04/07/1928
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ann Christy | Jane Dillon |
Bert Woodruff | Pop Dillon - Jane's Grand-daddy / Pop Dillon |
Babe Ruth | Babe Ruth |
Byron Douglas | W.S. Wilton |
Brooks Benedict | Steve Carter |
King Tut the Dog | The Dog |
Ernie Adams | Coney Island Baseball Concessionaire |
James Bradbury Jr. | Chauffeur |
Edna Mae Cooper | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Josephine Crowell | Lady in Car |
Directors
Writers
John Grey, Lex Neal, Howard Emmett Rogers, Al Boasberg, Albert DeMond, J.A. Howe, Paul Gerard Smith
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ann Christy | Jane Dillon |
Bert Woodruff | Pop Dillon - Jane's Grand-daddy / Pop Dillon |
Babe Ruth | Babe Ruth |
Byron Douglas | W.S. Wilton |
Brooks Benedict | Steve Carter |
King Tut the Dog | The Dog |
Ernie Adams | Coney Island Baseball Concessionaire |
James Bradbury Jr. | Chauffeur |
Edna Mae Cooper | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Josephine Crowell | Lady in Car |
Andy De Villa | Traffic Cop |
Jimmy Dime | Tough |
Bobby Dunn | Tough |
Herbert Evans | Restaurant Manager |
Lou Gehrig | Lou Gehrig |
Dick Gilbert | Tough Guy |
Tommy Hicks | Fat Kid on Subway |
Walter Hiers | Soda Fountain Cook |
Jack Hill | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Wally Howe | Lung Machine Concessionaire |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Suzanne Lloyd Hayes | Executive Producer |
Harold Lloyd | Producer |
Kevin Brownlow | Producer |
David Gill | Producer |
Peter Langs | Producer |
Patrick Stanbury | Producer |
Jeffrey Vance | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1929 | Oscar | Best Director, Comedy Picture | Nominated |