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Speedy

Speedy

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Genres

Comedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

07 April 1928

Country

United States of America

Cast

Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

Harold 'Speedy' Swift

Ann Christy

Ann Christy

Jane Dillon

Bert Woodruff

Bert Woodruff

Pop Dillon

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

Byron Douglas

Byron Douglas

W.S. Wilton

Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

Steve Carter

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)

James Bradbury Jr.

James Bradbury Jr.

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Edna Mae Cooper

Edna Mae Cooper

(uncredited)

Josephine Crowell

Josephine Crowell

Lady in Car (uncredited)

Andy De Villa

Andy De Villa

Traffic Cop (uncredited)

James Dime

James Dime

Tough (uncredited)

Bobby Dunn

Bobby Dunn

Tough (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Herbert Evans

Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig (uncredited)

Dick Gilbert

Dick Gilbert

Tough Guy (uncredited)

Walter Hiers

Walter Hiers

Soda Fountain Cook (uncredited)

Wally Howe

Wally Howe

Lung Machine Concessionaire (uncredited)

Hank Knight

Hank Knight

Civil War Veteran (uncredited)

Clarence Kruger

Clarence Kruger

(uncredited)

Yolanda Kruger

Yolanda Kruger

(uncredited)

Gus Leonard

Gus Leonard

Civil War Veteran (uncredited)

Marvin Loback

Marvin Loback

Fat Man (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin

Sam Lufkin

Man (uncredited)

Steve Murphy

Steve Murphy

Gangster (uncredited)

La Rue Parker

La Rue Parker

(uncredited)

Jack Perry

Jack Perry

Tough (uncredited)

Verlyn Sumner

Verlyn Sumner

(uncredited)

Dan Wolheim

Dan Wolheim

Dan Abrith (uncredited)

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