Buster keaton and thelma todd in speak easily 1932 thelma todd in speak easily 1932 buster. Read the full synopsis of speak easily, 1932, directed by edward sedgwick, with buster keaton, jimmy durante, ruth selwyn, at turner classic movies. The real shame of that comes from how funny the film is whenever durante isnt around. Buster keatons last commercial film appearance was in a funny thing happened on the way to the forum 1966, which was filmed in spain in septembernovember 1965. Theres probably an subtext to speak easily, about finding yourself or letting love guide the way, or something else that nowadays you see mostly expressed on postage stamps or in dreamworks movies. Public domain movies feature films in the public domain advertisement captain kidd charles laughton plays kidd, a merchant captain who cons the king of england henry daniell into allowing him to take to the sea to recover a lost treasure and escort a ship back to london. Complete hal roach thelma todd and patsy kelly comedy collection. Old american comedy speak easily 1932 video watch at. The films buster keaton starred in at mgm during the 1930s are often dismissed as inferior to the work he did during the silent era, but the truth is that many of them are delightful. Speak is a 2004 american independent comingofage teen drama film based on the awardwinning 1999 novel of the same name by laurie halse anderson.
Speak easily by edward sedgwick publication date 1932 usage public domain topics comedy, buster keaton publisher metrogoldwynmayer inc naive, bookish professor post buster keaton inherits a. A lively, precode show business comedy thats one of buster keatons better talkies. Greetings all, i must say this was a great movie, it has great actors and its a fun. Freaks is a 1932 american precode horror film produced and directed by tod browning, and starring wallace ford, leila hyams, olga baclanova and roscoe ates. Speak easily was the first of three movies buster keaton and jimmy durante made together for mgm in the early 1930s. Grapevine video browse our selection of early sound comedies on dvd. It is about a timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical. Buster keaton and jimmy durante in speak easily 1932 speak easily 1932 buster keaton and thelma. Although the characters imply the song was famous at the time, it wasnt until 1952 when gene kelly performed it in the film of the same name singin in the rain 1952 and gave it its. During the early 1930s, durante alternated between hollywood and broadway. At least one extended sequence qualifies as a slapstick masterpiece. Durante is a manager of a traveling dancing troupe.
Romance land is a 1923 american western film directed by edward sedgwick and written by joseph f. The film stars tom mix, barbara bedford, frank brownlee, george webb, pat chrisman, and wynn mace. With buster keaton, jimmy durante, ruth selwyn, thelma todd. This photo represents a scene in the movie, but the people in it are posed differently than they are in the film. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. A precharlie chan toler is good as the frustrated show director. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. Speak easily is a 1932 american comedy film starring buster keaton, jimmy durante, and thelma todd, and directed by edward sedgwick. Although buster keaton is supposed to be the star, jimmy. The films ending, which involves the plays debut and a breakdown on. An adventure serial in 12 chapters that is a mindboggling mix of new sound footage with footage from the silent serial the jungle goddess.
Edward sedgwick buster keatons best sound feature casts the great stone face as professor post, a naive college pedant. He is best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the nickname the great stone face. It follows a trapeze artist who joins a group of carnival sideshow performers with a plan to seduce and murder a dwarf in the troupe to gain his inheritance, but her plot proves to have dangerous consequences. He amazed the cast and crew by doing many of his own stunts, although thames television said that his increasingly ill health did force the use of a stunt double for some scenes. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. That happens frequently in publicity pictures, which were shot separately. Post then gets mixed up with a twobit theatrical troupe. It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it is a lost film. The three popular comedies speak easily 1932, the passionate plumber 1932, and what.
Check another category if you do not find the film by release date. Its pretty comprehensive and has a lot of good clips though it really glides. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. He falls for a dancer in a bad stage show, and with his new money decides to buy the show and take it to broadway. It also featured boris karloff in an uncredited role. The studio also paired keaton and durante as a comedy team during this period in the passionate plumber and what. Buy speak easily movie posters from movie poster shop. Directed by edward sedgwick released in 1932 complete print run time 81 minutes 19 seconds producer buster keaton uncredited production company metrogoldwynmayer audiovisual. This was the period of keatons greatest artistic and commercial success. Speak easily was keaton s secondtolast mgm film and the second of three films in which mgm teamed him with jimmy durante. Widely considered as the most important filmmaker of his generation, he pioneered the featurelength movie and many enduring cinematic techniques. It was made at mgm in 1932 and was the only film thelma todd made at mgm the ones she made for hal roach were released by mgm, but are in a different category since they were not.
May 27, 2016 a lively, precode show business comedy thats one of buster keatons better talkies. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Keaton later used many of the physical gags he created for this film later when he wrote uncredited gags for the marx brothers a. Keaton plays an isolated professor spurred to discover the outside world in this unmemorable plot.
Speak easily 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jimmy durante is known to most modern audiences as the character who narrated and sang the 1969 animated special frosty the snowman. Naive, bookish professor post of potts college inherits a huge amount of money and decides that now he can afford to go out and enjoy life. David macleod writes in his indispensable the sound of buster keaton that speak easily is easily one of busters better mgm features.
Released in 1932 complete print addeddate 20150822 01. Buster keaton, thelma todd and jimmy durante in speak easily 1932 he began appearing in motion pictures, initially in a series pairing him with silent film legend buster keaton. Watch free movies, tv shows and tv series episodes and cartoons online. A timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical. Speak easily was one of buster keatons talkies which also starred jimmy durante and thelma todd. Its also probably the least episodic of keatons talkies, as the film. Speak easily video quality upgrade by buster keaton uncredited usage public domain mark 1. Speak easily is a 1932 american precode comedy film starring buster keaton, jimmy durante, and thelma todd, and directed by edward. Buster keaton, jimmy durante, ruth selwyn, thelma todd, hedda hopper, william pawley, sidney toler, lawrence grant, henry armetta, edward.
The second europeanamerican actor to play the role of charlie chan on screen, he is best remembered for his portrayal of the chineseamerican detective in 22 films made between 1938 and 1946. Buster keaton and jimmy durante give horrible performances. Oct 16, 2017 buster keaton, thelma todd, and jimmy durante in a publicity photo for speak easily 1932. Buster keaton, thelma todd, and jimmy durante in a publicity photo for speak easily 1932. Three years after its first film appearance in the hollywood revue of 1929 1929, the song singin in the rain is played and referred by jimmy durante. I was skeptical, as i always am when approaching busters talkies, but i actually enjoyed this.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The gentleman from america is a 1923 american silent comedy film directed by edward sedgwick and featuring hoot gibson. In this film, buster keaton stars as professor post, a naive college pedant who. It is based on the 1922 novel the gun fanner by kenneth perkins. Joseph frank keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966, known professionally as buster keaton, was an american actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. Jimmy durante list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. The film was released on february 11, 1923, by fox film corporation. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely and usually badly. Sherlock holmes and the voice of terror 1942 full movie basil rathbone, nigel bruce. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut. With zasu pitts, thelma todd, billy gilbert, james c. Buster keaton, jimmy durante, thelma todd, sydney toler director. Jimmy durante full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
It stars kristen stewart as melinda sordino, a high school freshman who practically stops talking after a senior student rapes her. Juror zasu accidentally swallows a piece of evidence which just happens to be a time bomb. This film has been enhanced using a video enhancement program that. He was initially paired with silent film legend buster keaton in a series of three popular comedies for metrogoldwynmayer, speak easily 1932, the. Its worth noting that keatons demise in hollywood wasnt from a lack of support from moviegoers.
He also performed the ron goodwin title song to the 1968 comedyadventure monte carlo or bust titled those daring young men in their jaunty jalopies in the u. Directed by edward sedgwick released in 1932 complete print run time 81 minutes 19 seconds producer buster keaton uncredited production company metrogoldwynmayer. List of 1930s movies that are not listed in any of my other playlist categories. Although the characters imply the song was famous at the time, it. Grand hotel won best picture at the academy awards. Opera hat, a serial from the american magazine, was the basis for the film mr. Speak easily is a 1932 american precode comedy film starring buster keaton, jimmy durante, and thelma todd, and directed by edward sedgwick. The best i can say about speak easily is its mildly amusing.
All 12 chapters are strung together in one file, which might make this the longest unintentionally hilarious movie in history. Read the complete films of buster keaton ebook online. Out of all of the talkies made during buster keatons illfated partnership with mgm, only the passionate plumber 1932 and speak easily 1932 are watchable. Three years after its first film appearance in the hollywood revue of 1929 1929, the song singin in the rain. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. Nov 03, 2016 speak easily is a 1932 american comedy film starring buster keaton, jimmy durante, and thelma todd, and directed by edward sedgwick. Speak easily 1932 throughout most of the 1920s, legendary comic buster keaton had his own production company, although the finances were controlled by producer joseph schenck who was married to keatons sisterinlaw, silent movie star norma talmadge.
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