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Speedy is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Ted Wilde released in USA on 7 april 1928 with Harold Lloyd
Speedy (1928)
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Add to a movie listSpeedy is a 1928 silent film that was one of the films to be nominated for the short-lived Academy Award for Best Director of a Comedy. The film stars famous comedian Harold Lloyd in the eponymous leading role, and it was his last silent film to be released in theatres.
The film was written by Albert DeMond (titles), John Grey (story), J.A. Howe (story), Lex Neal (story), and Howard Emmett Rogers (story) with uncredited assistance from Al Boasberg and Paul Girard Smith. The film was directed by Ted Wilde, the last silent film to be directed by him, and was shot in both Hollywood, and on location in New York City.
The plot revolves around Harold 'Speedy' Swift's attempts to save the last horse-drawn streetcar in New York. The film contrasts the speed of life of the contemporary city with the pace of yesteryear, represented by this non-motorized mode of transport. Yankees star Babe Ruth plays one of 'Speedy's' hapless passengers.
There is a scene in the film where Speedy is seen giving the finger to himself while looking in a distorted mirror which may be the earliest motion picture depiction of that gesture.
Synopsis
Harold Swift, surnommé Speedy, vit de petits boulots à New York. Amoureux de la fille du propriétaire de la dernière ligne de tramway à cheval de New York, il va tout faire pour que son beau-père puisse vendre son affaire au meilleur prix…Actors
Harold Lloyd
(Harold 'Speedy' Swift)
Ann Christy
(Jane Dillon)
Bert Woodruff
(Pop Dillon)
Brooks Benedict
(Steve Carter)
Ernie Adams
(Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited))
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