The Spook Speaks (1. IMDb. Poor Buster Keaton - - he has to be married to the irritating Elsie Ames in this Columbia short comedy. Unfortunately it's my least favorite so far of the Columbia shorts that Keaton appeared in. Buster and Elsie are hired as caretakers of a magician's house, and that means the film will be filled with all sorts of contrived prop comedy and shots of the featured players looking scared. It becomes monotonous, as every attempt at humor is spoiled: the reason for the incongruous element of every gag is telegraphed way ahead, and there's no surprise when it is revealed. Anything can happen, because it can be explained away as a magic trick. The scare reactions don; t even work as well as they should (which isn't too well) because it's hard to believe anyone could be scared by what we're seeing. As a Laurel and Hardy fan, this film reminds me of one of that team's worst pictures, . Buster Keaton plays everything well, but there's absolutely nothing that feels specific to Buster Keaton in the material. Actually, my favorite moment came with Buster's delivery slightly stunned reaction when a jug of alcohol seems to be playing music: . The Spook Speaks (Q26720575) From Wikidata. Jump to: navigation, search. 1940 film by Jules White. Language Label Description Also known as; English. Title: The Spook Speaks (1940) 5.5 /10. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Studio J & Sean Valentine held an event with the literary artist, Spookwrites. She gave a breakdown of the events in Ferguson after the murder of Michael Brown. The Spook Speaks: Length: Two reels Release date: September 20, 1940 A Columbia Pictures Production Producer: Jules White Director: Jules White. To produce words by means of sounds; talk: Can the baby speak yet?
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