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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 72% of the 60 1920s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 26m. Streaming on Max and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
112 audience votes
Key crew
- Ted WildeDirector
Cast
- 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)
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Themes
new york citygrandparent grandchild relationshipgrandfatherconey islandrailroadsilent filmtrolleyamusement parksoda jerkbaseball fanbeat cophorse chase