"Speedy" Starring Harold Lloyd

Paper Summary:

The paper examines the cinematography, lighting and characters in the 1928 film "Speedy". The paper discusses how the film is silent, with its visual humor and cartoon-like motions and plot, making it look like something from the past, but shows how the theme and style of the film is brash, action-packed and sees modernity and glory of the automobile as benign, not dangerous. The paper outlines the happenings in the film that paint a picture of how Speedy wins, progress and youth wins, and the automobile triumphs over the past century's values, while a nod of respect is still given to the nation's veterans.

From the Paper:

"The 1928 film "Speedy" starring Harold Lloyd at first seems like a curiosity piece for a 21st century viewer. The black-and-white film starring the silent film comedian, the bespectacled Harold Lloyd, is about the conflict between progress and the values of an older age, embodied in the grandfather of the film's heroine Jane Dillon and a group of Civil War veterans who take Pop Dillon's side as he fights to get a fair price for his horse and buggy route from the city transportation syndicate. The film upholds the glory of American technological progress, even while it shows respect to Pop. It emphasizes the joyous, rollicking life of the title character, played by Lloyd, who is often at the wheel of an automobile, and is always in motion, as he bounces from job to job."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Speedy." Starring Harold Lloyd. 1928.

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