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So You Won't Squawk

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So You Won't Squawk
Directed byDel Lord
Written byElwood Ullman
Produced byDel Lord
Hugh McCollum
StarringBuster Keaton
Matt McHugh
Eddie Fetherston
Bud Jamison
Hank Mann
Vernon Dent
Edmund Cobb
CinematographyBenjamin Kline
Edited byArthur Seid
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 21, 1941 (1941-02-21)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

So You Won't Squawk (1941) is the eighth short subject starring Buster Keaton made for Columbia Pictures.

Plot

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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

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Production

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The chase scene is a reworking of Buster's final chase from his feature Le Roi des Champs-Élysées (1934).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kline, Jim L. (1993). The Complete Films of Buster Keaton. Citadel Press. p. 180. ISBN 0806513039.