So You Won't Squawk
| So You Won't Squawk | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Del Lord |
| Produced by |
Del Lord Hugh McCollum |
| Written by | Elwood Ullman |
| Starring |
Buster Keaton Matt McHugh Eddie Fetherston Bud Jamison Hank Mann Vernon Dent Edmund Cobb |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Kline |
| Edited by | Arthur Seid |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
So You Won't Squawk (1941) is the eighth short subject starring Buster Keaton made for Columbia Pictures.
Plot
Handyman Eddie (Buster Keaton) is mistaken for gangster Louie the Wolf (Eddie Fetherston). Louie encourages this deception and lets rival gangster Slugger McGraw (Matt McHugh) think Eddie is him. Slugger attempts to kill Eddie many times. After one final attempt a car chase ensues with Eddie throwing various items out the window to get the attention of the police.[1]
Cast
- Buster Keaton as Eddie
- Eddie Fetherston as Louie the Wolf
- Matt McHugh as Slugger McGraw
- Bud Jamison as Tom
- Vernon Dent as the bartender
- Hank Mann as a workman
- Edmund Cobb as a policeman
Production
The chase scene is a reworking of Buster's final chase from his feature Le Roi des Champs-Élysées (1934).
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