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You've Waited a Year for This But WOW! What a Hit! - Speedy
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Title: Speedy

Release Date: 7 Apr 1928

Runtime: 1h 25m

Genre: Comedy

Director: The Harold Lloyd Corporation

Production Companies: The Harold Lloyd Corporation

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.305 (95 votes)

Cast

  • Harold 'Speedy' Swift: Harold Lloyd
  • Jane Dillon: Ann Christy
  • Pop Dillon: Bert Woodruff
  • Babe Ruth: Babe Ruth
  • W.S. Wilton: Byron Douglas
  • Steve Carter: Brooks Benedict
  • Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited): Ernie Adams
  • Chauffeur (uncredited): James Bradbury Jr.
  • (uncredited): Edna Mae Cooper
  • Lady in Car (uncredited): Josephine Crowell
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