Two men decide to cash in on the end of Prohibition by selling watered down beer.Two men decide to cash in on the end of Prohibition by selling watered down beer.Two men decide to cash in on the end of Prohibition by selling watered down beer.
Roscoe Ates
- Schultz
- (as Rosco Ates)
Sidney Bracey
- Dr. Smith
- (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
- Cop
- (uncredited)
James Donlan
- Al
- (uncredited)
Billy Engle
- Beer Drinker
- (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
- Moran's Henchman
- (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
- Moran's Henchman
- (uncredited)
George Irving
- Politician
- (uncredited)
Al Jackson
- Stool Pigeon
- (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
- Mr. Jordan--Banker
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaBuster Keaton disappeared during production and married his "sobriety nurse" Mae Scriven during a drunken fling in Mexico.
- GoofsElmer and Jimmy are told by the brewery's previous owner that the bank had foreclosed on him "years ago". If so, the bank would own the brewery, and it wouldn't be his to sell.
- Quotes
Elmer J. Butts: Say, it's so dark here, I can't see the nose before my face.
Jimmy Potts: I don't have that trouble.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Crowd (1928)
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Not that bad
This film has a reputation of being an unfunny horror. It is just not so. Buster does seem to be a little intoxicated throughout the film, but it is really very funny. This is the only film where Buster and Durante are really teamed. They appeared together in two previous films, but they worked independently. Sure, it's a period piece about the repeal of Prohibition, but there are some pretty funny set pieces throughout the film. For those people who have an aversion to musical numbers thrown into slapstick comedies, have no fear. There are no musical numbers. (This is a shame, since both Buster and Durante handle musical material very well!) This was Buster's last American studio starring feature film. Following this, he stars in a French film, a British film, and a Mexican film. MGM was never a great studio for broad comedians. They really didn't know how to handle Buster. But he's not alone. The Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, and Red Skelton were also done in by MGM's inept handling of slapstick comedy. This film is worth a view. It's still young Keaton and it proves that Buster could handle himself very nicely with sound.
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- Nov 28, 2001
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Kako, nema piva?
- Filming locations
- Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA(Elmer and Hortense picnic in the park)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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