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Speak Easily (1932)

Speak Easily poster
Directed by
Edward Sedgwick
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A professor inherits money and joins a traveling musical show. He tries to impress a chorus girl while dealing with a wild stage manager.

slapstickzanylightheartedbouncyfarcicalchaoticcomedic

What happens

Speak Easily is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, and Thelma Todd, and directed by Edward Sedgwick. Keaton and Durante were again paired in The Passionate Plumber and What! No Beer? Keaton later used many of the physical gags he created for this film when he wrote (uncredited) gags for the Marx Brothers A Night At The Opera. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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