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A timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical.A timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical.A timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical.
Loretta Andrews
- Chorus Girl
- (uncredited)
Oscar Apfel
- Lawyer's Representative
- (uncredited)
Reginald Barlow
- Billington
- (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
- Tom - Sheriff's Deputy
- (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
- Jenkins
- (uncredited)
Jim Farley
- Station Agent
- (uncredited)
DeWitt Jennings
- Sheriff of Lincoln County
- (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
- Process Server
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSecond of three films in MGM's pairing of Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante as a comedy team. The other pictures were The Passionate Plumber (1932) and What-No Beer? (1933).
- GoofsWhile Professor Post (Buster Keaton) is dragged by the train, clutching his luggage, his hat flies off and he is unable to grab it. In the next shot, his hat is once again firmly on his head.
- Quotes
Eleanor Espere: Tell me, Timmy. Have you ever seriously thought of marriage?
Professor Post: Yes... that's why I'm single.
- ConnectionsFeatured in That's Entertainment! (1974)
- SoundtracksGood Times Are Here Again
(1932) (uncredited)
Music by David Snell and Charles Maxwell
Lyrics by Samuel Marx
In the score during the opening credits and at the end
Played on piano by Jimmy Durante and sung by the chorus at the opera house
Played often in the score
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Fascinating for Keaton Fans, Unwatchable for Others
There have been a lot of very perceptive comments made by previous reviewers and I don't have much to add.
I have to agree with those who said it was a rather flat comedy with flashes of wit and charm.
Keaton gives an interesting performance as Professor Post. It seems a bit of a parody on Harold Lloyd, but also a precursor to Danny Kay's professor character. The movie is wise when it centers itself around him, but it seems that the scriptwriter wrote it for Keaton to improvise wildly, only to find Keaton sticking to the script. I imagine there was some tension between him and the director, with Keaton simply giving in and following the director's orders.
Thelma Todd stands out. She lights up the screen and exudes a knowing sophistication that only a few other actresses (Jean Harlow, Mae West and Katherine Hepburn) reached.
Again, I don't think that anybody but Buster Keaton fans will enjoy the movie and only Buster Keaton fans will have a few laughs out of it.
I have to agree with those who said it was a rather flat comedy with flashes of wit and charm.
Keaton gives an interesting performance as Professor Post. It seems a bit of a parody on Harold Lloyd, but also a precursor to Danny Kay's professor character. The movie is wise when it centers itself around him, but it seems that the scriptwriter wrote it for Keaton to improvise wildly, only to find Keaton sticking to the script. I imagine there was some tension between him and the director, with Keaton simply giving in and following the director's orders.
Thelma Todd stands out. She lights up the screen and exudes a knowing sophistication that only a few other actresses (Jean Harlow, Mae West and Katherine Hepburn) reached.
Again, I don't think that anybody but Buster Keaton fans will enjoy the movie and only Buster Keaton fans will have a few laughs out of it.
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- jayraskin1
- May 18, 2006
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- Also known as
- Oss flickor emellan
- Filming locations
- Chatsworth Depot, Chatsworth, California, USA(train station)
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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