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Free and Easy
“The laughs, life and loves of the Hollywood Studios in the novelty sensation of years!”
6.2 / 10• 1930• 1h 32m•NR• English
ComedyMusic
Storyline
Gopher City Kansas hosts a beauty contest. The winner, Elvira Plunkett, and her mother go to Hollywood. The Chamber of Commerce also provides Elvira with an agent, Gopher City's own Elmer J. Butz. Elmer likes Elvira and the shy Elvira likes him, but Mrs. Plunkett, a formidable woman, has little use for hapless Elmer. On the train west, they meet movie star Larry Mitchell, who takes a shine to Elvira and helps her meet MGM directors once they get to Tinsel Town. Elmer, meanwhile, wants to help Elvira with her career and he also wants to be her man. Movie stardom does come to the Gopher City entourage, but to whom is a surprise. And who will win the lovely Elvira's hand?
Cast & Crew
Buster Keaton
Elmer
Lead
Anita Page
Elvira
Trixie Friganza
Ma
Robert Montgomery
Larry
Fred Niblo
Himself
Edgar Dearing
Officer
Gwen Lee
Bedroom Scene
John Miljan
Bedroom Scene
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edward Sedgwick's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Free and Easy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
