A bumbling manager tries to get a small town beauty contest winner into the movies.A bumbling manager tries to get a small town beauty contest winner into the movies.A bumbling manager tries to get a small town beauty contest winner into the movies.
Jack Baxley
- Train Conductor
- (uncredited)
Edward Brophy
- Benny - The Stage Manager
- (uncredited)
Richard Carle
- Eunuch Crowning Elmer
- (uncredited)
Louise Carver
- Big German Woman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTalkie debut for Buster Keaton.
- GoofsWhen Larry orders his car, a visible mike descends from the upper right hand corner of the frame while he says his line, then rises out of sight again.
- Quotes
Ma: From now on we're going to manage ourselves, Mr. Butts! Oh, I've never been so humiliated in my life. I'm ashamed to show my face.
Elmer Butts: I don't blame ya.
- ConnectionsAlternate-language version of Estrellados (1930)
- SoundtracksThe Free And Easy
(1930) (uncredited)
Lyrics by Roy Turk
Music by Fred E. Ahlert
Played during the opening credits
Sung and danced by Buster Keaton, Doris McMahon and chorus
Copyright 1930 Robbins Music Corporation
Featured review
Extremely disappointing
Extremely disappointing for fans of Buster Keaton's silent films, or fans of comedy in general. Keaton' first talkie found him playing a small town talent agent who brings the hopeful young starlet, Elvira Plunkett (Anita Page), to Hollywood and, of course, gets into a lot of trouble along the way. Keaton himself is funny in parts, but the movie drags and the comedy is too slowly paced. The film gets more enjoyable in the last twenty minutes when Keaton becomes a surprise star and is thrown into some entertaining musical numbers. The numbers have nothing to do with the story, but that's almost a relief. Trixie Friganza also delivers some good moments as Elvira's controlling mother.
helpful•155
- km_dickson
- Sep 9, 2005
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Easy Go
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content