Speedy
January 14, 2010 at 12:05 am Leave a comment
MOVIE: Speedy
NUTSHELL: A ne’er do well tries to save his girlfriend’s father’s horse cart business from ruin when the railroad comes calling.
GOOD THINGS: The whole darn thing is great.
BAD THINGS: Um…. nope.
FEATURES: Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff, Brooks Benedict, Babe Ruth acting and looking quite svelte, great views of New York circa 1927
UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENTS: Some of the stunts, I mean, GEEZ.
NOTABLE: Was Harold Lloyd’s final silent film.
BEST PART: The trip to Coney Island and the audience’s reaction to dangerous stunts that were really… well, dangerous stunts!
BEST LINE: It’s men like you who make women afraid to wear underwear!
CROWNS: 5 out of 5
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