Allez Oop! (1934)

When Buster's girlfriend falls for a trapeze artist, Buster tries to beat him at his own game.

Director:

Charles Lamont

Writers:

Ernest Pagano (story), Ewart Adamson (story)

Stars:

Buster Keaton, Dorothy Sebastian, George J. Lewis

Cast

Cast overview:
Buster Keaton	...	Elmer
Dorothy Sebastian	...	Paula Stevens
George J. Lewis	...	The Great Apollo (as George Lewis)
Harry Myers	...	Circus Spectator
The Flying Escalantes	...	Acrobatic Troupe

Storyline

A man working in a clock repair shop meets a woman who brings in her watch to be fixed. When the watch has been repaired, he personally delivers it to her, and soon after that they go to the circus together. While at the circus, though, the woman becomes attracted to a trapeze artist, and soon there is a rivalry for her affections.

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Plot Keywords:

two reeler | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 May 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

Buster Keaton als Lebensretter

Filming Locations:

General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Educational Films Corporation of America

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Educational Films No. 0110.

User Reviews

Solid Slapstick Feature With a Couple of Good Sequences

Overall this is a solid feature, rather than an especially good one, yet it does contain a couple of sequences that are quite good, and that for a few moments hearken back to Buster Keaton's glory days. Some of the material does not really give Keaton that much of a chance to use his best talents, but he and the rest of the cast get pretty good mileage out of the story.

The story has Buster involved in a rivalry for the attentions of Dorothy Sebastian. Since his rival is a trapeze artist, Buster feels the need to compete with him on his own ground. There are a couple of sequences that work particularly well. Early in the movie, Keaton and Sebastian have a complicated miscommunication, and it is handled well, getting good mileage out of it. Later on, Buster has some funny moments in trying to demonstrate his agility. As in some of his silent features, when Keaton plays a clumsy character, he actually demonstrates his own considerable physical agility even as he performs pratfalls.

Overall, this is a solid slapstick comedy that is worth seeing. The setup is a familiar one, yet the story is not all that predictable, and there are at least a couple of sequences that give Keaton some good material to work with.