eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 5c0218 SPEEDY English hardcover book 1928 Russell Holman's novel that became a Harold Lloyd movie! Date Sold 7/23/2020Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Vintage English Hardcover Book (measures 4 1/4" x 6 3/4" [11 x 17 cm]; 252 pages) (Learn More) Speedy, the 1928 Ted Wilde (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) silent romantic comedy (about a New Yorker who is unemployed, and his girlfriend's grandfather owns the last horse-drawn trolley in New York City, and some crooks are trying to get his contract, and if he doesn't complete his route once every 24 hours, he will lose his contract, and naturally, Lloyd takes over and has to get the trolley all over New York City in the nick of time, to save his girl's grandfather's business) starring Harold Lloyd (in the title role as Harold 'Speedy' Swift), Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff, Brooks Benedict, and Babe Ruth (as himself!). Note that the movie was shot on location in Manhattan, included scenes at Luna Park in Coney Island, Columbus Circle, Wall Street, and ends with a crash at the Brooklyn Bridge. Also note that there is a brief scene where Lloyd drives a taxi and his passenger is none other than the real Babe Ruth, who plays himself in the movie! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we checked, and Babe Ruth is NOT pictured within this book. Note that this is the Readers Library Publishing Company Ltd. photoplay edition in its original dust jacket (one of a collection of such books we are auctioning in this set of auctions). Here are some more details about these books: Readers Library Publishing (like Grosset & Dunlap) was a publisher that made a deal with some studios to publish "movie edition" hardcovers of novels that were currently adapted into movies. They would republish the original novel as the movie came out (or soon after), and they would put a dust jacket on the book that showed the stars of the movie, and they would include several pages of images from the movie scattered in the book. Oddly, in the case of this movie edition, they did not include any images from the movie within the book, but the stars' images are on the cover of the dust jacket. Perhaps it was published before the movie even was ready, so they did not have access to images from the film. These books were incredibly popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Note that we have pictured the front cover, the title page, and the interior page that shows the publishing information, and one or more interior 2-page spreads. Because we know that the dust jacket is an important part of the value of this book, we also pictured the entire dust jacket opened up. Between that image and our other images, you should be able to get a good sense of the overall condition of this book. Condition: very good. The jacket has some minor wear and there is some slight separation at the spine near the center, but otherwise, it is in pretty nice condition! The dust jacket is in a protective sleeve. Learn More about condition grades
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