Speedy
You've Waited a Year for This But WOW! What a Hit!
ComedyActionnew york citygrandparent grandchild relationshipgrandfatherconey islandrailroadsilent filmtrolleyamusement parksoda jerkbaseball fanbeat cophorse chase
A spirited silent-era comedy built on physical gags and chase sequences, where a lovable everyman fights to save a cherished local institution and win his girlfriend's approval.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Harold Lloyd
Harold 'Speedy' Swift
Ann Christy
Jane Dillon
Bert Woodruff
Pop Dillon
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
Byron Douglas
W.S. Wilton
Brooks Benedict
Steve Carter
Ernie Adams
Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
James Bradbury Jr.
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Edna Mae Cooper
(uncredited)
Josephine Crowell
Lady in Car (uncredited)
Andy De Villa
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime
Tough (uncredited)
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