With harold lloyd, ann christy, bert woodruff, babe ruth. Now, entertainment enthusiasts of all ages can enjoy the work of the man who inspired generations of acting greats with the harold. Speedy is a 1928 silent film that was one of the films to be nominated for the shortlived academy award for best director of a comedy. Selection of actor harold lloyd s home movies, narrated by his granddaughter, suzanne lloyd. This movie hasnt been circulated as much as some of his other films, but this one ranks up there with the freshman and safety last.
His screen trademark was an ordinary man in round glasses, and he developed his humor from plot and physical danger. Jan 22, 2016 speedys plot is immediately familiar to those who have watched other works in lloyds oeuvre. It stars harold lloyd, jobyna ralston, brooks benedict, and james anderson. The freshman is a 1925 comedy film that tells the story of a college freshman trying to become popular by joining the school football team. Stuffed full to the brim with gags, action and romance, lloyd brought his silent filmmaking era to a stylish, entertaining conclusion. The character speedy has an unfortunate fanatical love of baseball that. It starts off with speedy, lloyd s last silent feature and another outstanding film. The harold lloyd comedy collection boxed set is the definitive account of one of the silent cinemas greatest comediansand for a time, its most popular star. Chronically unemployed yankees fan harold speedy swift harold lloyd dates jane dillon ann christy, a girl whose beloved grandfather, pop bert woodruff, runs a failing horsedrawn trolley business, in a rapidly changing city where the railway is becoming king. The harold lloyd encyclopedia, by annette dagostino lloyd. Transferred from the best surviving prints, published 201015 new line. Bumping into broadway a 1919 lloyd tworeeler, newly restored and with a 2004 score by robert israel. Speedy 1928 plot summary silent comedy filmed in new york city and starring harold lloyd as speedy, he has a girlfriend named jane ann christy and he loves the yankees more than any job he.
Harold lloyd and babe ruth ross verlag postcard immortal. In the movie speedy, lloyd plays a character named harold speedy swift. Speedy loses the bottom part of the trolley in the ditch, but he continues on to the end of the line, saving the day and making the deadline with two minutes to spare. The slapstick legend reprises his glasses character, this time as a goodnatured. Speedy is a good harold lloyd comedy, a great peek into. Speedy was the last silent feature to star harold lloyd and one of his very best. Speedy 1928 plot summary silent comedy filmed in new york city and starring harold lloyd as speedy, he has a girlfriend named jane ann christy and he loves the yankees more than any job he has ever had which is plenty. Apr 22, 2010 harold lloyd and babe ruth ross verlag postcard april 22, 2010 by cliff aliperti leave a comment i dont, and havent, had this one in stock, but a very good customer who prefers anonymity had shared the image with me awhile ago and id been meaning to post it.
Harold speedy swift, a fan of babe ruth and the new york yankees, saves from extinction the citys last. Having appeared in more than 200 films and widely considered to be one of cinemas most respected comic geniuses, harold lloyd was one of hollywoods first true movie stars. For a number of people, this is their harold lloyd film, especially if they are from new york city. Speedy 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 harold lloyd trust 1992 alternate version as suzanne lloyd. Speedy 1928, starring harold lloyd video watch the trailer for speedy, starring harold lloyd.
Harold lloyd about harold lloyd american masters pbs. Using maps, aerial views, and vintage photographs, my book silent visions shows how harold. Exploring harold lloyd and speedy leonard maltins movie. But, unlike those latter films, speedy gets a chance to be more playful than his previous incarnations. Thats the movies ostensible plot, but it doesnt really kick in until the final halfhour or so. They have done a wonderful job here and speedy makes for an. He does with traffic what he did by climbing a tall building in safety last.
April 20, 1893 march 8, 1971 was an american actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films. Lloyds films are all trademarks andor service marks of harold lloyd entertainment inc. Starting his career in 19, harold lloyd went on to make over 200 shorts for studios such as universal and keystone. Jul 02, 2012 watch the trailer for speedy, starring harold lloyd.
Harold plays speedy, a baseball fan who cant seem to hold a job. Safety last born in buchard, nebraska, usa to elizabeth fraser and j. Theres a startling moment in speedy, harold lloyds final silent feature released this week as part of the criterion collection, that occurs so. The title for the harold lloyd vehicle speedy 1928 came from the bespectacled comics own nickname, bestowed upon him by his father. Ive been meaning to do a post on harold lloyd for a while. Aug 18, 2014 harold lloyd was the first movie star to incorporate eyewear in an iconic persona. Speedy is a 1928 american silent comedy film starring comedian harold lloyd in the eponymous leading role. When a crooked railroad official steals pops last car, hoping to force him into a shutdown, speedy. It marks the first appearance of the glasses character in a tworeeler, and is the only one of his films aside from speedythats set in new york city. The clips for this compilation of the silent film star harold lloyd were. Harold lloyd, along with buster keaton and charlie chaplin, formed the triumvirate of early silent film actors who expanded the role of cinema in american life.
He finally finds his true calling when he becomes determined to help save the citys last horsedrawn streetcar, which is operated by his sweethearts crusty. Harold lloyd vintage 1928 silent film classic speedy. The film has some of the earliest location footage ever shot in new york city. The slapstick legend reprises his glasses character, this time as a goodnatured but scatterbrained new yorker who cant keep a job. Similar to fatty arbuckles coney island, a lot of the fun of watching this is seeing what coney island was like back in the day. Speedy is another harold lloyd silent comedy recently restored in 4k by the folks at the criterion collection for their bluray release.
I can understand that, as its a funny movie and has great shots of. The seven discs included in this threevolume set have virtually all of lloyd. The film speedy, originally released in 1928, stars harold lloyd 18931971. It was a handle that suited the athletic, fastmoving lloyd, whose character in speedy. Lloyds character here is called harold speedy swift, an upbeat young man whose fatal attraction for. It was lloyd s last silent film to be released in theatres. Harold speedy swift, a fan of babe ruth and the new york yankees, saves from extinction the citys last horsedrawn trolley, operated by his. This saturday morning, may 30, harold lloyd s granddaughter suzanne lloyd and i will be introducing lloyd s final silent comedy speedy 1928 at the castro theater as part of the san. Speedy is the third harold lloyd film to be given the deluxe criterion treatment. Its interesting to note that unlike chaplin and keaton, lloyd was able to successfully transfer his stock character to the talkies. Darcie foxy lloyd who fought constantly and soon divorced at the time a rare event, harold clayton lloyd was nominally educated in denver and san diego high schools and received his stage training at the school of dramatic art san diego. Howe story, lex neal story and howard emmett rogers story with uncredited assistance from al boasberg and paul gerard smith. See the full list of harold lloyds funny side of life cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
Speedy 1928 starring harold lloyd, ann christy, bert woodruff, babe ruth, byron douglas synopsis of speedy. Harold lloyd movie ads from the worldherald and elsewhere 1 of 16 an ad for a harold lloyd film that ran in the worldherald in the 1920s. The pace is swift especially the scene where harold delivers the babe to yankee stadium. Lloyd is considered alongside charlie chaplin and buster keaton as one of the most influential film comedians of the silent film era. Speedy aka driving around new york city 1928 harold lloyd and. Janes granddaddy, pop dillon, owns the last horsedrawn street trolley in nyc, and some bad men are trying to push. Dec 22, 2015 the package also includes one of lloyds lively tworeel shorts, bumping into broadway 1919, featuring snub pollard and my favorite of harolds leading ladies, bebe daniels. Harold is a big new york yankees fan who cannot seem to keep a job. This was comedian harold lloyds last silent film, and one of his most charming.
The slapstick legend reprises his glasses character, this time as a goodnatured but scatterbrained new yorker who cant. Speedy is a 1928 american silent comedy film starring harold lloyd. Harold lloyd discussion news, rumors, gossip moviechat. Speedy is a good harold lloyd comedy, a great peek into new. Harold speedy swift, a fan of babe ruth and the new york yankees, saves from extinction the citys last horsedrawn trolley, operated by his girlfriends grandfather. Speedy bluray disc, 2015, criterion collection for sale. Chronically unemployed yankees fan harold speedy swift harold lloyd dates jane dillon ann christy, a girl whose beloved grandfather, pop bert woodruff, runs a failing horsedrawn trolley. Harold loses his job, buys a new suit and takes his girl to coney island. Speedy was the last silent feature to star harold lloydand one of his very best. Thats the movie s ostensible plot, but it doesnt really kick in until the final halfhour or so. These are the known films of harold lloyd 18931971, an american actor and filmmaker, most famous for his hugely successful and influential silent film comedies most of these films are known to survive in lloyd. The slapstick legend reprises his glasses character, this.
Sound complements his visual gags and adds depth to the storys characters without slowing down the. Welles, who knew lloyd through a shared interest in magic, suspected this slip in stature was due to the disdain of the snooterati. The image of harold lloyd hanging desperately from the hands of a skyscraper clock during safety last. Speedy harold lloyd and jane ann christy apply some tricks to get a seat on the subway as they ride to coney island in speedy, 1928. Jan 12, 2006 while harold lloyds name has all but been forgotten and great films like girl shy and grandmas boy are no longer in the public eye, lloyds spirit lives on in the movie industry he helped. The film was written by albert demond titles, john grey story, j. Previous criterion releases are safety last 1923 and the freshman 1925 each criterion bluray comes with a. Speedy was the last silent feature to star harold lloyd. Apr 16, 2020 harold lloyd, american film comedian who was the highestpaid star of the 1920s and one of cinemas most popular personalities. Directed by ted wilde 1928 united states speedy was the last silent feature to star harold lloyd, and one of his very best. Grandmas boy is among the first silent comedies that focus on characterization. Harold lloyd s great silent comedies arent new to home videoi introduced them on dvd a decade agobut now theyre getting deluxe treatment from the criterion collection on bluray and dvd. Of course, popular taste is no indicator of what art will last.
Born in buchard, nebraska, usa to elizabeth fraser and j. Harold lloydhes surely the most underrated comedian of them all. Speedy was the last silent feature to star harold lloyd safety last. The slapstick legend reprises his glasses character, this time as a goodnatured but scatterbrained new. More than most of lloyd s features, speedy is a succession of tangentially related tworeelers, each of which would work would just fine on its own. It is also lloyd s breakthrough picture which set him on the rank of chaplin and keaton and we can easily see why. How nebraska native harold lloyd invented the modern action movie. It was lloyd s last silent film to be released theatrically the film was written by albert demond titles, john grey story, j. Speedy 1928 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Speedy aka driving around new york city 1928 harold lloyd. Images and movie frame images reproduced courtesy of the harold lloyd trust and harold lloyd entertainment inc. Jun 17, 20 babe ruth has a cameo in the last lloyd silent, the marvelous speedy 1928. Movie crazy is one of harold lloyd s very best films, and that includes his silents.
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