You know it will be a good film when you know that James Cagney is in it. And this little known gem is an example of how even his earlier work was performed with that Cagney touch. Plus you get to see Cagney's tough man stance very early in his career.!A good film, have a look.
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Though there are some parts of the movie that are a bit boring, the funny parts (mainly the ones where it involves Buster Keaton doing physical comedy), are incredibly hilarious and more than make up for the rest!
Though other Buster Keaton movies have more laughs, the ones to be had here are more intense and last longer (at least they do in the last part of the movie when Buster screws up the broadway play that he himself has financed).
It's not one of his best but it's still worth seeing for Buster's brilliant performance as a professor and just to hear him say the line: "Is this uncouth fellow bothering you?"(Or something like this. Don't remember exactly how it goes now but the way he says it is REALLY funny)!