STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 542, 20 December 1928, Page 20

STRAND

“SPEEDY” TO-MORROW This evening will see the final pre- j sentation at the Strand Theatre of j Norma Talmadge’s great screen | triumph, “The Dove.” | Commencing to-morrow the Strand will present Harold Lloyd’s latest comedy, “Speedy.” Advance reports indicate that the human note so dominant in all of Lloyd’s previous productions is again a fundamental factor in his latest comedy. Underlying the uproarious fun and comic foolery' is a wholesome thought that gives the photoplays an appealing flavour. Briefly*, the story is that of a boy* who is an ardent baseball fan, in fact so much so, that it hurts him in a “business way*.” Instead of bending his efforts to the job in hand, he spends all his time day* dreaming of his favourites on the diamond, especially* Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, the Yankee stars. He is fired summarily from job to job < for the same reason. He is dubbed j “Speedy” because of his aptness in obtaining and getting fired from work. However, a crisis occurs in his home life and with that of the girl he loves, so Speedy bends all his efforts to help rectify the trouble, and the resulting experiences smack of the high standard Lloyd has set for himself. With this production, a new star in filmdom is introduced to the fans. Attn Christy is the lucky girl chosen byHarold to play opposite him in his new production.