Speedy (film)

Speedy
Poster
Directed byTed Wilde
Clyde Bruckman (sound version, uncredited)
Written byAlbert DeMond (titles)
Al Boasberg
Paul Gerard Smith (dialogue sequences, all uncredited)
Story byJohn Grey
J.A. Howe
Lex Neal
Howard Emmett Rogers
Produced byHarold Lloyd
StarringHarold Lloyd
Ann Christy
Bert Woodruff
Babe Ruth
CinematographyWalter Lundin
Edited byCarl Himm
Music byJesse Greer (original film score)
Carl Davis (recent)
Don Hulette (1974)
Don Peake (1974 additional music)
Production
company
Harold Lloyd Corporation
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • April 7, 1928 (1928-04-07) (silent version)
  • December 15, 1928 (1928-12-15) (reissued with three dialogue sequences)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English
The silent version of the film

Speedy is a 1928 American silent comedy film starring comedian Harold Lloyd in the eponymous leading role. It was Lloyd's last silent film before he converted to sound production. Due to the general public's apathy towards silent films, a sound version was prepared and released in the latter half of 1928.

The film was written by Albert DeMond (titles), John Grey (story), J.A. Howe (story), Lex Neal (story) and Howard Emmett Rogers (story) with uncredited assistance from Al Boasberg and Paul Gerard Smith (dialogue sequences). The film was directed by Ted Wilde, the last silent film to be directed by him, and was shot in both Hollywood, and on location in New York City with uncredited assistance from Clyde Bruckman (sound version).

The film's copyright was renewed and it entered the public domain on January 1, 2024.[1]

  1. ^ "Catalog of copyright entries. Ser.3 pt.12-13 v.9-12 1955-1958 Motion Pictures". Catalog of Copyright Entries.musical Compositions. 1891.