So You Won't Squawk

So You Won't Squawk
Directed by	Del Lord
Written by	Elwood Ullman
Produced by	Del Lord Hugh McCollum
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	February 21, 1941 (1941-02-21)
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.

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).

See also

• Buster Keaton filmography

External links

• So You Won't Squawk at IMDb
• So You Won't Squawk at the International Buster Keaton Society