Speak Easily

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In this film, Buster Keaton stars as Professor Post, a naïve college pedant who mistakenly believes he has inherited $750,000. Post then gets mixed up with a two-bit theatrical troupe. Enchanted by the troupe's libertine leading lady Eleanor Espere, the professor agrees to finance their Broadway-bound musical.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Comedy, Drama
Directed By:

Edward Sedgwick
Written By:

Ralph Spence, Laurence E. Johnson
In Theaters:

Aug 13, 1932 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Mar 1, 2005
Runtime:

82 minutes
Studio:

MGM

Cast

Buster Keaton
as Prof. Timolean Zanders Post

Jimmy Durante
as James

Ruth Selwyn
as Pansy Peets

Thelma Todd
as Eleanor Espere

Hedda Hopper
as Mrs. Peets

William Pawley
as Griffo

Sidney Toler
as Stage Director

Lawrence Grant
as Dr. Bolton

Henry Armetta
as Tony

Edward S. Brophy
as Reno

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Tired sight gags and dull-witted dialogue make this Buster Keaton talkie almost unbearable.

May 11, 2009 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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