Speedy

About Speedy

A hapless young man living in New York City rallies to save his girlfriend's grandfather's horse-drawn trolley, the last in the city, from being put out of business by a railroad company.

Speedy (1928) is a comedy film directed by Ted Wilde. The film is filed under amusement park, grandparent grandchild relationship, grandfather, and railroad.

Harold Lloyd takes the lead as Harold 'Speedy' Swift, Ann Christy as Jane Dillon, Bert Woodruff as Pop Dillon, and Babe Ruth as Babe Ruth. It runs 86 minutes and was released in April 1928.

Produced by The Harold Lloyd Corporation. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, and fuboTV.

The Cameraman, Coney Island, and Anora make useful companions to Speedy, all filed under new york city, silent film, and street fight. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 114 votes and it carries a NR rating.