History Film / Speedy

** There is a cameo within a cameo as well. As Ruth is getting out of Harold's cab at Yankee Stadium, his teammate Lou Gehrig can be seen walking behind the cab. Gehrig looks [[BreakingTheFourthWall right at the camera]].

* ShownTheirWork: While the film did forget that the home team bats in the bottom of the inning, the lineups shown on a scoreboard are accurate, reflecting the names of the real players on the 1927 Yankees and Chicago White Sox.

Lloyd plays [[TheDanza Harold]] "Speedy" Swift, a young go-getter in New York City who loves his girlfriend Jane (Creator/AnnChristy) and the New York Yankees, possibly not in that order. Jane's grandpa, Pop Dillon (Creator/BertWoodruff), owns the last horse-drawn passenger trolley in New York City. Pop has been targeted by unscrupulous railroad developers who want to push him out of business so they can gain control of his route. Harold has to fight to make sure Pop gets a fair deal.

** Babe Ruth AsHimself, catching a ride from Harold to the ballpark. The film includes a scene where Ruth hits a real home run in a real Yankee game.

Lloyd plays [[TheDanza Harold]] "Speedy" Swift, a young go-getter in New York City who loves his girlfriend Jane (Ann Christy) and the New York Yankees, possibly not in that order. Jane's grandpa, Pop Dillon (Bert Woodruff), owns the last horse-drawn passenger trolley in New York City. Pop has been targeted by unscrupulous railroad developers who want to push him out of business so they can gain control of his route. Harold has to fight to make sure Pop gets a fair deal.

''Speedy'' director Ted Wilde was nominated for Best Comedy Direction at the first UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards|Ceremonies}} ceremony. The award was never given again. The EndOfAnAge plot with Pop's horse-drawn car turned out to be appropriate on a meta level, as ''Speedy'' was the last silent film Harold Lloyd ever made.

* BadassGrandpa: A whole neighborhood full of them. All the old coots who like to hang out in Pop's bus after hours rally to fight the {{Mooks}} hired by the railroad boss to disrupt Pop's route.

Lloyd plays [[TheDanza Harold]] "Speedy" Swift, a young go-getter in New York City who loves his girlfriend Jane and the New York Yankees, possibly not in that order. Jane's grandpa Pop Dillon owns the last horse-drawn passenger trolley in New York City. Pop has been targeted by unscrupulous railroad developers who want to push him out of business so they can gain control of his route. Harold has to fight to make sure Pop gets a fair deal.

* AsHimself: One extended sequence involves Harold, who has gotten a job as a taxi driver, driving Babe Ruth to Yankee Stadium for a game. Ruth is billed in the opening credits as "Himself".

Lloyd plays [[TheDanza Harold]] "Speedy" Swift, a young go-getter in New York City who loves his girlfriend Jane and the New York Yankees, possibly not in that order. Jane's grandpa Pop Dillon owns the last horse-drawn passenger bus in New York City. Pop has been targeted by unscrupulous railroad developers who want to push him out of business so they can gain control of his route. Harold has to fight to make sure Pop gets a fair deal.

'''''Speedy''''' is a 1928 film starring Creator/HaroldLloyd. Lloyd plays [[TheDanza Harold]] "Speedy" Swift, a young go-getter in New York City who loves his girlfriend Jane and the New York Yankees, possibly not in that order. Jane's grandpa Pop Dillon owns the last horse-drawn passenger bus in New York City. Pop has been targeted by unscrupulous railroad developers who want to push him out of business so they can gain control of his route. Harold has to fight to make sure Pop gets a fair deal.

* ShownTheirWork: While the film did forget that the home team bats in the bottom of the inning, the lineups shown on a scoreboard are accurate, reflecting the names of the real players on the 1927 Yankees and Chicago White Sox.

* FeetFirstIntroduction: We first see Jane's feet and legs as she chases Pop's car and kicks off a couple of boys riding the rear bumper.

''Speedy'' is a 1928 film starring Creator/HaroldLloyd. Lloyd plays [[TheDanza Harold]] "Speedy" Swift, a young go-getter in New York City who loves his girlfriend Jane and the New York Yankees, possibly not in that order. Jane's grandpa Pop Dillon owns the last horse-drawn passenger bus in New York City. Pop has been targeted by unscrupulous railroad developers who want to push him out of business so they can gain control of his route. Harold has to fight to make sure Pop gets a fair deal.

** There is a cameo within a cameo as well. As Ruth is getting out of Harold's cab at Yankee Stadium, none other than Lou Gehrig can be seen walking behind the cab. Gehrig looks [[BreakingTheFourthWall right at the camera]].

** There is a cameo within a cameo as well. As Ruth is getting out of Harold's cab at Yankee Stadium, none other than Lou Gehrig can be scene walking behind the cab. Gehrig looks [[BreakingTheFourthWall right at the camera]].

''Speedy'' director Ted Wilde was nominated for Best Comedy Direction at the first AcademyAward ceremony. The award was never given again. The EndOfAnAge plot with Pop's horse-drawn car turned out to be appropriate on a meta level, as ''Speedy'' was the last silent film Harold Lloyd ever made.

* GretzkyHasTheBall: The Yankees are playing at home, but the scoreboard on the street (as well as the impromptu line score Harold makes with doughnuts) has them batting in the top of the inning.

* ThrowItIn: The scene where Harold plows into an elevated rail pillar was not scripted. They proceeded to write it into the story, having Harold improvise by using a manhole cover in place of a busted wheel.

* FlippingTheBird: Harold leans against a fence with a "wet paint" sign on it, and ruins his suit. He discovers this after seeing his reflection in a mirror. In the most surprising scene in the movie, he then flips the bird to his own reflection. This happened in 1928.

* ChineseLaunderer: One has a business in Pop's neighborhood. When the [[BadassGrandpa]]s attack the mooks, the launderer charges into battle with a hot iron.

* CorruptCorporoateExecutive: The railroad boss tries to lowball Pop in negotiations to buy out Pop's route. When that fails, he tries strategies such as stealing Pop's car (Pop has to run his route once a day to maintain the rights) and attacking Pop's car with a horde of mooks.

* CorruptCorproateExecutive: The railroad boss tries to lowball Pop in negotiations to buy out Pop's route. When that fails, he tries strategies such as stealing Pop's car (Pop has to run his route once a day to maintain the rights) and attacking Pop's car with a horde of mooks.