Speedy (Criterion Collection)

Harold Lloyd, Babe Ruth, Ann Christy. Lloyd makes a madcap playground of New York from Coney Island to Yankee Stadium in an attempt to find a job and eventually save his girlfriend’s grandfather’s horse-drawn streetcar in one of the most hair-raising chase scenes ever filmed. Includes the 4k digital restoration, audio commentaries, rare archival footage from UCLA Film & Television Archive’s Hearst Newsreel Collection of baseball legend Babe Ruth, who has a cameo in the film, essay by critic Phillip Lopate and more. Directed by Ted Wilde. Silent. 2 DVDs. 1928/b&w/86 min/NR/fullscreen.