Two men decide to cash in on the end of Prohibition by selling watered down beer.Two men decide to cash in on the end of Prohibition by selling watered down beer.Two men decide to cash in on the end of Prohibition by selling watered down beer.
Roscoe Ates
- Schultz
- (as Rosco Ates)
Sidney Bracey
- Dr. Smith
- (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
- Cop
- (uncredited)
James Donlan
- Al
- (uncredited)
Billy Engle
- Beer Drinker
- (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
- Moran's Henchman
- (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
- Moran's Henchman
- (uncredited)
George Irving
- Politician
- (uncredited)
Al Jackson
- Stool Pigeon
- (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
- Mr. Jordan--Banker
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBuster Keaton disappeared during production and married his "sobriety nurse" Mae Scriven during a drunken fling in Mexico.
- GoofsElmer and Jimmy are told by the brewery's previous owner that the bank had foreclosed on him "years ago". If so, the bank would own the brewery, and it wouldn't be his to sell.
- Quotes
Elmer J. Butts: Say, it's so dark here, I can't see the nose before my face.
Jimmy Potts: I don't have that trouble.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Crowd (1928)
Featured review
Forgettable, but that's the worst you can say about it
"What! No Beer?" is often given a bad reputation due to the fact that it proved to be the final American film in which silent comedian Buster Keaton was given a starring role. As it is with his other MGM talkies, he plays a dull-witted character whose intelligence level ranges from absent-minded to borderline stupid, and the fact that he's obviously drunk in several scenes doesn't help any. For the third time in his MGM career, he's the straight man to the loud, fast-talking Jimmy Durante, a comedy team which baffles the mind to this day. The hit-and-miss jokes and incompatible comedy styles of the leading actors don't make for a good film by any means, however, it's not the travesty so many Keatonphiles make it out to be.
For one thing, it's miles ahead of Keaton's first MGM vehicle, "Free and Easy", a farce so unfunny it's painful to watch. Whenever Durante isn't in the frame shouting, there are a few touches of good visual humor and slapstick. And even Durante gets some funny lines in there. The set-up is solid and love interest Phyllis Barry shows off some glamorous Depression era costume.
Is it great? No. Is it all that memorable? Not really. But if you love Keaton or Durante, then you might like to see it if you've got nothing to do. Just don't expect a desire to revisit it anytime soon.
For one thing, it's miles ahead of Keaton's first MGM vehicle, "Free and Easy", a farce so unfunny it's painful to watch. Whenever Durante isn't in the frame shouting, there are a few touches of good visual humor and slapstick. And even Durante gets some funny lines in there. The set-up is solid and love interest Phyllis Barry shows off some glamorous Depression era costume.
Is it great? No. Is it all that memorable? Not really. But if you love Keaton or Durante, then you might like to see it if you've got nothing to do. Just don't expect a desire to revisit it anytime soon.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Kako, nema piva?
- Filming locations
- Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA(Elmer and Hortense picnic in the park)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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