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21 February 1936 (USA) morePlot:
Elmer Butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price... by dancing and juggling! | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Credited cast) | Buster Keaton | ... | Elmer Butts |
 | Diana Lewis | ... | The Girl Downstairs |
| Harold Goodwin | ... | Band Leader |
| John Ince | ... | Colonel Crowe |
| Melrose Coakley | ||
| Bud Jamison | ... | Arizona Sheriff |
| Eddie Fetherston |
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After spending years in the MGM factory and nearly losing his mind, Keaton pulled himself together in 1935. At that time he worked for Educational, a low budget company that had seen much better days. The 16 films Keaton did for Educational between 1934-37 are nevertheless viewed today which respect. Despite meager budgets and often not very original scripts they still show that here Keaton was given some creative control (compare to the most films he later did for Columbia) and was still able to create great gags. But only in a few films he could work with an own script. GRAND SLAM OPERA was one of the few. It is a Keaton Film from start to finish, with a clever story, fast pace and some good support by Harold Goodwin and especially John Ince (good supporting actors are quite rare in low budget comedies). The "Hotel room dancing" and the juggle performance in front of a micro are classic scenes. Not surprisingly GRAND SLAM OPERA is now regarded as (almost) equal to the quality of his silent films. Others, like PEST FROM THE WEST were very funny, but GRAND SLAM OPERA provided the special "Keaton-Touch" that was nearly destroyed by MGM.