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Harold "Speedy" Swift, a fan of Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, saves from extinction the city's last horse-drawn trolley, operated by his girlfriend's grandfather.Harold "Speedy" Swift, a fan of Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, saves from extinction the city's last horse-drawn trolley, operated by his girlfriend's grandfather.Harold "Speedy" Swift, a fan of Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, saves from extinction the city's last horse-drawn trolley, operated by his girlfriend's grandfather.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Ernie Adams
- Coney Island Baseball Concessionaire
- (uncredited)
James Bradbury Jr.
- Chauffeur
- (uncredited)
Edna Mae Cooper
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
Josephine Crowell
- Lady in Car
- (uncredited)
Andy De Villa
- Traffic Cop
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime
- Tough
- (uncredited)
Bobby Dunn
- Tough
- (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
- Restaurant Manager
- (uncredited)
Lou Gehrig
- Lou Gehrig
- (uncredited)
Dick Gilbert
- Tough Guy
- (uncredited)
Tommy Hicks
- Fat Kid on Subway
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the Coney Island magic mirror scene, Harold Lloyd gives the middle finger to his reflection in the mirror. This obscene gesture was permitted by censors in motion pictures prior to the enforcement of the draconian Hays Code in 1934 and can be seen in a number of other contemporary films such as Alfred Hitchcock's The Ring (1927), by Dick Dix in The Lost Squadron (1932), and by Bette Davis (to Douglas Fairbanks Jr) in Parachute Jumper (1933).
- GoofsIn several early scenes the box score to the Yankee game is shown to keep fans and customers up to date. The Yankees were said to be playing a home game. Therefore, the Yankees should be shown on the bottom of the box score, not on top, as shown in the film.
- Alternate versionsIn 1992, The Harold Lloyd Trust and Photoplay Productions presented a 85-minute version of this film in association with Thames Television International and Channel Four, with a musical score written by Carl Davis. The addition of modern credits stretched the time to 86 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Calendar: Episode dated 16 April 1962 (1962)
- SoundtracksSpeedy Boy
Written by Jesse Greer and Raymond Klages
Featured review
Harold Lloyd at his best
Unlike some of his films in which Lloyd plays an underdog until his final self-assertion, here Lloyd plays a would-be Horatio Alger type who nevertheless is fired from one job to another, yet who is ingenious in handling every minor problem that arises, such as finding seats on the subway while still failing at every job. Highlights: The taxi ride with a terrified Babe Ruth; the old geezers defeating a bunch of hired toughs; a dog who comes close to stealing the show; a climactic mad dash across New York in a horse-drawn trolley; a tender not mawkish romance; and always the Lloyd charm and calculating innocence.
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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