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Speedy
(1928)

 

This Harold Lloyd feature comedy, directed by Ted Wilde, features Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff, Brooks Benedict, and an appearance by ‘Babe’ Ruth as himself.

Ambitious Harold can’t keep a job but helps his girlfriend’s grandfather avoid being taken advantage of by big business tycoons.

The film features many instances of historical records of New York streets, landmarks and sights, especially Coney Island’s Luna Park.

One last word: Damn Yankees!

coverThe Criterion Collection
2015 Blu-ray Disc edition

Speedy (1928), black & white, 85 minutes, not rated, with Bumping Into Broadway (1919), color-tinted black & white and black & white, 26 minutes, not rated.

The Criterion Collection, CC2561BD, collection number 788,
UPC 7-15515-16201-2, ISBN 978-1-68143-082-7.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at 35.8 Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 2.3 Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 14 chapter stops; 12-page insert booklet; standard BD keepcase; $39.95.
Release date: 8 December 2015.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 9 / audio: 9 / additional content: 8 / overall: 9.

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered in high-definition from a 4K digital restoration of excellent archival 35mm print materials held by UCLA Film and Television Archive. Print flaws such as dust, speckling, wear, exposure fluctuations, timing marks, visible splices and other are virtually nonexistant. The viewing experience is wonderful.

The film is accompanied by the 1992 musical score by composer Carl Davis, which has been restored and synchronized under his supervision.

Supplementary materials include audio commentary featuring Bruce Goldstein and Scott McGee; “In the Footsteps of ‘Speedy,’” a new short documentary by Goldstein about the film’s New York locations; a new visual essay featuring stills of deleted scenes from the film and narrated by Goldstein; a selection of archival footage of baseball legend Babe Ruth; a selection of Lloyd’s home movies narrated by his granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd; a presentation of Bumping Into Broadway (1919), newly restored and featuring a 2004 score by Robert Israel; plus, a 12-page insert booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

 
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coverThe Criterion Collection
2015 DVD edition

Speedy (1928), black & white, 85 minutes, not rated, with Bumping Into Broadway (1919), color-tinted black & white and black & white, 26 minutes, not rated.

The Criterion Collection, unknown catalog number, collection number 788, unknown UPC number, unknown ISBN number.
Two single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced? scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; insert booklet; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 8 December 2015.
Country of origin: USA
This two-disc DVD edition has been mastered from a 4K digital restoration of archival 35mm print materials.

The film is accompanied by the 1992 musical score by composer Carl Davis, which has been restored and synchronized under his supervision.

Supplementary materials include audio commentary featuring Bruce Goldstein and Scott McGee; “In the Footsteps of ‘Speedy,’” a new short documentary by Goldstein about the film’s New York locations; a new visual essay featuring stills of deleted scenes from the film and narrated by Goldstein; a selection of archival footage of baseball legend Babe Ruth; a selection of Lloyd’s home movies narrated by his granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd; a presentation of Bumping Into Broadway (1919), newly restored and featuring a 2004 score by Robert Israel; plus, plus, a 12-page insert booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate.

This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.

 
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coverNew Line Home Entertainment
2005 DVD edition

The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection, Volume 3 (1920-1932), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including Speedy (1928), black & white, 86 minutes, not rated.

New Line Home Entertainment, N8448,
UPC 7-94043-84482-9, ISBN 0-7806-5291-6.
One single-sided, dual-layered Region 1 NTSC DVD disc, and one dual-sided, dual-layered (side A)/single-layered (side B) Region 1 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, English and Spanish language subtitles, closed captions, 16 chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 15 November 2005.
Country of origin: USA

This two-disc DVD collection is mastered from 35mm restoration prints overseen by The Harold Lloyd Trust, which should represent the best-surviving prints of these seven Harold Lloyd shorts and feature films. Speedy and Haunted Spooks are presented with audio commentary by Annette D’Agostino Lloyd and Rich Correll.

Previously, this was the best-available edition of this wonderful film, but it is OUT-OF-PRINT and we now recommend the Criterion Collection editions noted above.

 
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