Grand Slam Opera (1936)

Elmer Butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price... by dancing and juggling!

Directors:

Buster Keaton, Charles Lamont

Writers:

Buster Keaton, Charles Lamont

Stars:

Buster Keaton, Diana Lewis, Harold Goodwin

Cast

Cast overview:
Buster Keaton	...	Elmer Butts
Diana Lewis	...	The Girl Downstairs
Harold Goodwin	...	Band Leader
John Ince	...	Colonel Crowe
Melrose Coakley
Bud Jamison	...	Arizona Sheriff

Storyline

Elmer Butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price... by dancing and juggling!

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Plot Keywords:

written and directed by cast member

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 1936 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Educational Films Corporation of America

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofs Top Hat (1935)

User Reviews

Buster is a "5-Star" Performer!

Just like in the standard hotel ratings, Buster rates 5 out of 5 stars in my book!!

Now per the IMDb rating scale, if ALL this film consisted was Buster's dance scenes, especially the two-minute scene in the green room, I'd give it a 10.

Otherwise, I thought the movie itself was overall just another travesty among Keaton's 1930's films, only allowing Buster to do a mere shadow of what he did and could accomplish on his own films, and for that I'd give it a 0.

So: Buster = 10, the film itself = 0, the average of which is 5 IMDb rating stars.