Speedy
Most recently screened in January 2011
Director: Ted Wilde. Cast: Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff. Screenplay: John Grey, J.A. Howe, Lex Neal, and Howard Emmett Rogers.Twitter Capsule:
Pop Dillon operates last horse-cart in quiet corner of Manhattan; granddaughter dates Speedy, soda jerk who can't keep jobs b/c he's too
Yankees-addicted; delivering flowers to boss's miffed wife - climbs on car to read box scores and flowers are chopped off by slammed car door -
he walks to curb and borrows stranger's NYT to read job listings; car has to run once every 24 hours to keep car and tracks;
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade:B+