Summary
Speak Easily is an American film comedy first released in 1932,
directed by Edward Sedgwick.
The film stars Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, Ruth Selwyn, Thelma Todd and Hedda Hopper.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Edward Sedgwick
- Script: Laurence E. Johnson, Clarence Budington Kelland, Ralph Spence
- Photo: Harold Wenstrom
- Cast: Buster Keaton (Professor Timoleon Zanders Post), Jimmy Durante (James ’Jimmy’ Dodge), Ruth Selwyn (Pansy Peets), Thelma Todd (Eleanor Espere), Hedda Hopper (Mrs. Peets), William Pawley (Griffo), Sidney Toler (Stage Director), Lawrence Grant (Dr. Bolton), Henry Armetta (Tony), Edward Brophy (Reno), Oscar Apfel (Lawyer’s Representative), Reginald Barlow (Billington), Jack Baxley (Tom, Sheriff’s Deputy), Sidney Bracey (Jenkins), Jim Farley (Station Agent), DeWitt Jennings (Sheriff of Lincoln County), Fred Kelsey (Process Server), Dave O’Brien (Chorus Boy), Inez Palange (Rosa, Tony’s wife), Harry Tenbrook (Baggage Man)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 80 min; B&W
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