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Speedy (1928) [Criterion Collection]

Posted By: MirrorsMaker
Date: 6 Mar 2016 13:18:47
Speedy (1928) [Criterion Collection]

Speedy (1928)
BDRip | MKV | 720 x 540 | x264 @ 1474 Kbps | 86 min | 1,01 Gb
Score AAC 2.0 @ 128 Kbps with English intertitles
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family

"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 oldtimers to thwart their scheme.

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A delightful Harold Lloyd piece in which, in a nice change of pace, his character is a self-assured, confident young man living in New York during the roaring twenties, who loves baseball as much as he loves his girlfriend. Trouble is afoot however, when business tycoons try to buyout his father-in-law's lone horse and buggy track for their development. Things turn unlawful when goons are hired to try and thwart the buggy's run, which must be made at least once every 24 hours, or Pop can lose his license.

Everything plays out in the traditional Lloyd way, with wonderful gags and set pieces, but the biggest treat of all is the roughly twenty minute escape Lloyd takes with his girl to Coney Island. Wonderfully shot, it is truly a pleasure to see Coney Island in it's hey day. As well, Babe Ruth does a nice turn playing himself.

A must see.
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Speedy (1928) [Criterion Collection]

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