The real author of "Speedy" is Harold Lloyd. The famous comedy star, assisted by his very efficient staff—Ted Wilde, John Grey, Howard Emmett Rogers and Lex Neal—originated the characters and plot and developed them in their every detail for the screen. This book was written from the picture after its completion, although the undersigned author did have the pleasure and benefit of discussing its theme with Mr. Lloyd personally. As far as possible the incidents of "Speedy" are used here exactly as they appear in the photoplay.
The undersigned is deeply grateful to Mr. Lloyd, his staff and the Harold Lloyd Corporation for permission to novelize the picture and for their splendid coöperation without which this book would have been impossible.
That this novel has caught, even in small measure, the buoyant spirit and gay entertainment qualities which "Speedy" displays on the screen, is the hope of
Sound Beach, Conn.,
- February 11, 1928