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A hapless young man living in New York City rallies to save his girlfriend's grandfather's horse-drawn trolley, the last in the city, from being put out of business by a railroad company.
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Directed by Ted Wilde
Harold LloydHarold 'Speedy' Swift
Ann ChristyJane Dillon
Bert WoodruffPop Dillon
Babe RuthBabe Ruth
Byron DouglasW.S. Wilton
Brooks BenedictSteve Carter
Ernie AdamsBaseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
James Bradbury Jr.Chauffeur (uncredited)
Edna Mae Cooper(uncredited)
Josephine CrowellLady in Car (uncredited)Andy De VillaTraffic Cop (uncredited)
Jimmy DimeTough (uncredited)Videos
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CinemaSerfMar 5, 2025
“Harold” (Harold Lloyd) is a bit of a wastrel. He can’t hold down a job and really only cares about watching the New York Yankees play baseball and his girlfriend “Jane” (Ann Christy). After a particularly enjoyable trip to the seaside, he decides to pop the question but she’s reluctant until her granddad “Pop” (Bert Woodruff) is sorted. He runs the final horse-drawn tram in the city and despite the encroaching railroad, he has no intention of hanging up his reins. Things rea… Read more
lly start to heat up when the railway boss decides that what he cannot buy he can get by coercive means, and so now the pair have to rally round the old gent and see that he keeps his service running reliably enough before city hall shuts him down. It’s presented in a lively and entertaining fashion along episodic lines that introduce us to “Speedy” and his gal and her gutsy old pop in stages, culminating in a fun race against time, and some baddies, through the bustling streets. Babe Ruth makes quite an important contribution not just for us, but for his super fan with a bit of ding-dong dialogue and there’s plenty of slapstick antics with planks, wheels, wooden legs and horses to ensure a smile is never far away. The filming looks like it was shot on location rather than on a sound stage, and that photography and the ambient sounds of the city add quite a bit of richness to the whole quickly paced ensemble effort. I was never Lloyd’s biggest fan, but this is a fun compendium of stories that finishes up well and I did quite enjoy it.