Episode 1.8 - Speedy: Try Not to Laugh

Last episode's film was not really available in a full version, but this time around, we have a full film that is readily available, an I have to say, hilarious!

The film Speedy was a box office hit when it was released in 1928. The film was nominated for one Academy Award, in the one-time only category of Best Director - Comedy.

There are plenty of thrills and spills in this film and despite the (very brief) appearance of a certain finger gesture and somewhat of a melee near the end of the film, it's a fun film that the whole family can watch.

Join me as I discuss Speedy.

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Wikipedia: Speedy, Harold Lloyd, Ted Wilde, Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff, Brooks Benedict, Babe Ruth
Silent Era: Speedy
All Movie: Speedy
IMDb: Speedy
Letterboxd: Speedy
The Criterion Collection: "Speedy: The Comic Figure of the Average Man" by Phillip Lopate
AV Club Review: "Speedy is a good Harold Lloyd comedy, a great peak into New York's past" by Mike D'Angelo
Silentfilm.org: "Speedy" by Jeffrey Vance
Amazon: Speedy
George Eastman Museum: Dryden Theatre Recommends: Speedy

Music for this episode from https://filmmusic.io, "Onion Capers" and "Breaktime" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)