OT - Driving Around NYC, 1928

[thekingofclout]

c. 1920's Silent Film "Speedy" staring Harold Lloyd & Babe Ruth.

Vintage original TYPE I photo and matching Handbill (bottom right image of the handbill).

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[JP]

Found this at imdb, so it wasn't a dummy, but the guy wasn't seriously hurt either.

" The streetcar crash into the elevated train support was an unplanned accident (no one was injured); the idea of replacing the broken wheel with a manhole cover had to be improvised on the scene. "

[MVSNYC]

very cool...it looked like traffic was nuts back then!

[barrysloate]

Also great New York street scenes, especially one that went through Washington Square Park.

[timn1]

Is one of my very favorite old movies-- it really shows you what they were accomplishing with location filming in the late silent era, right before sound came in and chained the filmmakers to studio sets for the next fifteen years or so. The driving stunts and race sequences are tremendous. There's also an amazing Coney Island sequence early in the film that really makes you feel what it would have been like to be there. The Babe's appearance is not the acting highlight of the film, but it's great to see him. Get it from netflix and see the whole thing!

[JasonL]

Originally Posted by JP

Found this at imdb, so it wasn't a dummy, but the guy wasn't seriously hurt either.

" The streetcar crash into the elevated train support was an unplanned accident (no one was injured); the idea of replacing the broken wheel with a manhole cover had to be improvised on the scene. "

in light of this new information, (the fact that it wasn't a dummy, AND no one was seriously hurt), then I would say this is one of the funnier accident clips I've seen in a while!

[JP]

More facts:

# Filmed extensively on location in New York City. The slums scenes, however, were built and shot on a backlot in Los Angeles.

# Harold Lloyd was such a popular star at the time, the Coney Island scenes had to be filmed secretly, with the camera often hidden from view, to avoid attracting mobs of adoring fans.

# Lou Gehrig can be seen walking by as Babe Ruth gets out of the cab.

[Rich Klein]

NYC Cabbies still drive the exact same way.

Just now, the question is do any of them speak English?

Rich

[Oldtix]

Here's the Photoplay edition of SPEEDY...and one of the pictures inside the book. It's a great little film; you can catch it on TCM every few months.

[jerrys]

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