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A timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical.
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Professor Timothy Z. Post
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James Dodge
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Pansy Peets
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Eleanor Espere
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Mrs. Peets
William Pawley ...
Griffo
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Stage Director
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Dr. Bolton
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Tony
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Reno
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Lawyer's Representative (uncredited)
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Billington (uncredited)
Jack Baxley ...
Tom - Sheriff's Deputy (uncredited)
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Jenkins (uncredited)
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Station Agent (uncredited)
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Sheriff of Lincoln County (uncredited)
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Process Server (uncredited)
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Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Rosa - Tony's Wife (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Baggage Man (uncredited)

Directed by

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Edward Sedgwick

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Clarence Budington Kelland ... (from the story by)

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Buster Keaton ... producer (uncredited)

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Harold Wenstrom ... (photographed by)

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William LeVanway ... film editor

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Benjamin Thau ... (uncredited)

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Cedric Gibbons

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Adrian ... (uncredited)

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Edward Brophy ... production manager (uncredited)

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Earl Taggert ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director
Anstruther MacDonald ... recording engineer (uncredited)

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Clarence Sinclair Bull ... still photographer (uncredited)

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William Axt ... composer: title music (uncredited)

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Laurence E. Johnson ... dialogue continuity
Ralph Spence ... dialogue continuity

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Arthur Appell ... ensembles
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Plot Summary

Naive, bookish Professor Post of Potts College inherits a huge amount of money and decides that he can now afford to go out and enjoy life. He falls for a dancer in a bad stage show, and with his new money he decides to buy the show and take it to Broadway. Will the Professor prove to be too nice to succeed in show business? Or will he triumph over bill-collectors, critics, and sexy vamp Eleanor Espere? Written by Ken Yousten

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Taglines A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Laugh Riot. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le Professeur (France)
  • Les millions qui tombent du ciel (France)
  • Der Theaterprofessor (Germany)
  • Piernas de perfil (Spain)
  • Silenciosamente (Spain)
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Trivia Second of three films in MGM's pairing of Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante as a comedy team. The other pictures were The Passionate Plumber (1932) and What-No Beer? (1933). See more »
Goofs While Professor Post (Buster Keaton) is dragged by the train, clutching his luggage, his hat flies off and he is unable to grab it. In the next shot, his hat is once again firmly on his head. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in That's Entertainment! (1974). See more »
Soundtracks Good Times Are Here Again See more »
Quotes Eleanor Espere: Tell me, Timmy. Have you ever seriously thought of marriage?
Professor Post: Yes... that's why I'm single.
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