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What-No Beer?

Name: What-No Beer?
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Released: 1933
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Rolfe Sedan, Lee Phelps, Phyllis Barry, James Donlan, Henry Armetta

1933Edward SedgwickIMDb: 5.6/10

Synopsis

Two men decide to cash in on the end of Prohibition by selling watered down beer..

Director

Edward Sedgwick

Cast

Buster Keaton

Eddy Chandler

Harry Tenbrook

Rolfe Sedan

Editor's Choice Analysis

What-No Beer? is a bit of a mess, but a Buster Keaton mess

Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are a completionist for Keaton or just really love that frantic, pre-code era energy. If you are looking for the geometric genius of High and Dizzy, stay away. This is not that. It is a loud, scrappy, and kind of desperate comedy that feels like it was put together on a lunc...

Archivist John

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Featured Video

Preview Clip | What! No Beer? | Warner Archive

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56%Popularity44%

#652Archive Rank#484

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Knowledge Base

What-No Beer? FAQ

The movie What-No Beer? was directed by Edward Sedgwick.

What-No Beer? was released in the year 1933.

What-No Beer? has an IMDb rating of 5.6 out of 10.

What-No Beer? is a movie from United States.

What-No Beer? is categorised as Comedy in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

What-No Beer? features Buster Keaton, Eddy Chandler, Harry Tenbrook, Rolfe Sedan.

The screenplay for What-No Beer? was written by Jack Cluett, Carey Wilson, Robert E. Hopkins.

If you enjoy What-No Beer?, you might also like Lunatics in Politics (1920), His Royal Slyness (1920), Homer Comes Home (1920), The Great Cheese Robbery (1920).

Yes, What-No Beer? (1933) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Comedy qualities.