Speak Easily (1932): Cast
Speak Easily is a 1932 comedy directed by Edward Sedgwick, starring Buster Keaton as Professor Post, Edward Brophy and Jimmy Durante. It runs 1 hour 21 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 21m (81 min)
- Director
- Edward Sedgwick
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Speak Easily About?
The premise of Speak Easily without spoilers.
See it and laugh to your heart’s content! A professor gets mixed up with chorus girls in a Broadway musical.
Speak Easily Themes & Keywords
· 46 tags- putting on a show
- female star appears in underwear
- woman undresses
- bend down exposing cleavage
- seductive woman
- college professor
- mysterious inheritance
- cross country trip
- train
- theater company
- baby
- trunk
+34 more Show fewer
- unpaid debt
- sheriff
- chorus line
- rehearsal
- play within a film
- reference to napoleon
- threatened with a lawsuit
- fake snow
- popped balloon
- pratfall
- short shorts
- spiked drink
- scan
- fire escape
- tom collins the drink
- seduction
- male boss female employee kiss
- male boss female employee romance
- swinging on a rope
- top hat and tails
- man wears underwear
- switching clothes
- new york
- united states of america
- inherit
- bankroll
- money
- investment
- professor
- new york city
- manhattan new york city
- inheritance
- broadway manhattan new york city
- title spoken by character
Speak Easily Cast & Characters
Buster Keaton leads the cast as Professor Post, with Edward Brophy as Reno and Jimmy Durante as James. Directed by Edward Sedgwick; 12 actors are credited in all.
- Director Edward Sedgwick
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Buster Keaton as Professor Post -
Edward Brophy as Reno -
Jimmy Durante as James - Fred Kelsey as Process Server
Also Starring in Speak Easily
· 8 more- Sidney Bracey Jenkins
- Thelma Todd Eleanor Espere
- Henry Armetta Tony
- Hedda Hopper Mrs. Peets
- Sidney Toler Stage Director
- Lawrence Grant Dr. Bolton
- William Pawley Griffo
- Ruth Selwyn Pansy Peets
More from Edward Sedgwick
More films directed by Edward Sedgwick: I Love Lucy: The Movie, Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm, A Southern Yankee and Air Raid Wardens.
Speak Easily Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “Il professore” and “Piernas de perfil”.
- Also known as
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- Il professore
- Piernas de perfil
- Лесно е да говориш
- Pernas de Perfil
- Le Professeur
- Teater-Professoren
- Kolayca Konuş
- Oss flickor emellan
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Speak Easily FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Speak Easily, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Speak Easily?
Speak Easily runs 1 hour 21 minutes (81 minutes).
When was Speak Easily released?
Speak Easily was released on August 13, 1932.
Who directed Speak Easily?
Speak Easily was directed by Edward Sedgwick.
More films by Edward Sedgwick Who is in the cast of Speak Easily?
Speak Easily stars Buster Keaton as Professor Post, Edward Brophy as Reno and Jimmy Durante as James, among 12 credited actors.
Does Speak Easily have a post-credit scene?
No. Speak Easily has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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