En vitesse

Original title: Speedy

1928
Passed
1h 25m

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Ann Christy and Harold Lloyd in En vitesse (1928)

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.

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7.6/10

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Harold Lloyd

Harold 'Speedy' Swift

Ann Christy

Jane Dillon

Bert Woodruff

Pop Dillon - Jane's Grand-daddy

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

Byron Douglas

W.S. Wilton

Brooks Benedict

Steve Carter

King Tut the Dog

The Dog

Ernie Adams

Coney Island Baseball Concessionaire
(uncredited)

James Bradbury Jr.

Chauffeur
(uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Hoodlum
(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)

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Trivia
During 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 Le ring (1927), by Dick Dix in 4 de l'aviation (1932), and by Bette Davis (to Douglas Fairbanks Jr) in Parachute Jumper (1933).

Goofs
Although this film is set in New York City, in one scene where Speedy is in the trolley on wheels (not on a track), it stops in front of Guys Furniture Co., with its address on Santa Monica Boulevard visible on the store's sign.

Quotes
Babe Ruth: [after riding in Speedy's cab] If I ever want to commit suicide, I'll call you.

Alternate versions
In 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.

Connections
Featured in Calendar: Episode dated 16 April 1962 (1962)

Soundtracks
Speedy Boy
Written by Jesse Greer and Raymond Klages

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7/10

the old Coney Island

Pop Dillon operates the last horse-drawn trolley in New York. His loving granddaughter Jane has boyfriend Harold 'Speedy' Swift (Harold Lloyd) who is constantly changing jobs and dreams of being a baseball player. A railroad is trying to buy Pop's track. Pop negotiates a price but Speedy torpedoes the negotiations when he reads that the big railroads need Pop's run. Speedy takes Jane to Coney Island. He next gets a new job as a taxi cab driver. It goes badly until he picks up Babe Ruth. At Yankee Stadium, he overhears a man scheming to steal Pop's track by stopping the run for 24 hours.

This is famed silent era star Harold Lloyd's final silent movie. It's great to see Coney Island at its heights and the old rides. Babe Ruth makes a solid cameo. Harold Lloyd driving the Babe around is harrowing and kinda infuriating. It actually made me not like Speedy as much. There is quite a bit of action. I love the old Coney Island rides. The car chases are sometimes interesting with one shocking crash. It looks like it really hurted. The plot rambles around a bit. This has some fun and it's an easy watch.