Speedy
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Genres
Overview
Speedy loses his job as a soda jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. He then becomes a cab driver and delivers Babe Ruth to Yankee Stadium, where he stays to see the game. When the railroad tries to run the last horse-drawn trolley (operated by his girl's grandfather) out of business, Speedy organizes the neighborhood old-timers to thwart their scheme.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1928-04-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
100
Vote Average
7.3
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)
James Dime
Tough (uncredited)
Bobby Dunn
Tough (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig (uncredited)
Dick Gilbert
Tough Guy (uncredited)
Walter Hiers
Soda Fountain Cook (uncredited)
Wally Howe
Lung Machine Concessionaire (uncredited)
Hank Knight
Civil War Veteran (uncredited)
Clarence Kruger
(uncredited)
Yolanda Kruger
(uncredited)
Gus Leonard
Civil War Veteran (uncredited)
Marvin Loback
Fat Man (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
Man (uncredited)
Steve Murphy
Gangster (uncredited)
La Rue Parker
(uncredited)
Jack Perry
Tough (uncredited)
Verlyn Sumner
(uncredited)
Dan Wolheim
Dan Abrith (uncredited)
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