Speedy
Speedy • 1h 26m
Directed by Ted Wilde • 1928 • United States
Starring Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff
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.
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SPEEDY Commentary
This audio commentary, recorded for the Criterion Collection in 2015, features Bruce Goldstein, director of repertory programming at New York’s Film Forum, and Scott McGee, director of program production at Turner Classic Movies.
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New York Minute Movie Quiz: SPEEDY
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SPEEDY: Narrated Stills of Deleted Sc...
In this 2015 piece, Bruce Goldstein, director of repertory programming at New York’s Film Forum, narrates a selection of rare stills featuring scenes that were deleted from the final release version of SPEEDY.
