Buster Keaton and Thelma Todd drunk in "Speak Easily"

[eMuse5]

I'm not entirely convinced that the two of them aren't actually drunk...now, as a rule actors playing "drunk" scenes are guaranteed to make me laugh, but in this case seeing Buster on film like this during the worst period of his life is rather depressing!

[bibi5027]

I am happy he found Eleanor ,cuse his first wife and her family treated him horrible,what I never will be understand Buster was lovable kind of person..but for his wife he was probably just fabricate for money and then she kicked him aside like dog...he couldnt see his sons,she was really b..itch,.

[TheBookWorm1718]

@bibi5027 Indeeeeed, and she tried to have him arrested for kidnapping when he took his sons on a trip. She treated him like dirt and I hope she on a slow boat to hell. Though it would seem all worked out for Buster in the end, as soon as his oldest boy got his driver's license he drove both of them right over to his house to see him, and when they were grown up and had their own kids they kept in good contact with him.

[NottheFacePlease]

Huh, I never knew he had such deep voice.

[buzzclick500]

"Cut!! It's a wrap! Let's get it printed and shipped!!" ;])

[beyoncetyratina]

It took them quite awhile to fall off the couch... they must've been real drunk weren't they? Lol, I love Thelma Todd's laugh. Thelma is especially funny at 2:45. Buster was amazing.

[Lecy1982]

That was funny! Thelma Todd, lucky woman, got to kiss Buster! I wouldn't doubt if Buster was really buzzed during that scene, since he was drinking heavily during this period and the crap with his first divorce.

[melchiahus2]

the good thing about dying is young is that you will always be remembered as being a Hot Toddy, her beauty stands up to any woman alive today

[showroommeryll]

NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE POOR BUSTER THEY FORCED HIM TO TALK !!!!

[jayfey77]

keaton had to fight hard wityh mgm and direcotr just to keep this scetch in,tells youhow stupid mgm was.they also ruined the marx brothers carreers they tamed them and buster keaton.

[rentatrip1]

both Fatty Arbuckle & Thelma Todd - became focus of "criminal" mis-fortune-

Thelma Todd was killed without complete police investigation-

much like Marilyn Monroe...

[TheBookWorm1718]

@rentatrip1 I remember reading that director Roland West was supposed to be somehow involved in the killing, that either he confessed to doing it, or somebody he knew did, but I haven't heard the story in several years.

[rentatrip1]

@TheBookWorm1718 -

I have the hard cover book- Hot Toddy (Thelma Todd): The True Story of Hollywood's Most Sensational Murder-available on paperback also - on AMAZON- for less than $5.oo - she had an affair with gangster Charles 'Lucky' Luciano, She was found dead in her car in the garage of her PCH apartment - Dec 16th 1935- Obvious situation of the corpse points to FoulPlay ! not accidental by any means - read the BOOK !

[TheHarlean]

@rentatrip1 I am reading that book, it is very interesting.

[reeblite]

thanks for posting. my dad was a cousin of thelma's.

[girlhitsbus]

kind of reminds me of when im drunk, haha

[bubruns]

I like Thelma Todd very much. And Buster Keaton? I love him! So, thank you!!!

[prettyparisian]

Buster Keaton is very handsome =0 love him and he's sooooooo funny, he's juts effortlessly funny and silly in everything he does. I love it when he fell off the couch and I loved his coat when he dropped it on the floor. xx

[duaneandfloppy]

This clip was interesting but I absolutely detest all of Keaton's MGM talkies. I must confess to liking his Columbia shorts over these things, but what do I know?

[MisterBeaucoup]

Duane, I agree.... the MGM talkies are a nightmare. Sad to admit, since I'm a big Keaton fan. The first BK talkie I ever saw was "Parlor, Bedroom, and Bath" & I had to force myself to watch it to the end. Nothing beats the silent films.

[S2HVU]

Kitty kitty mwa mwa mwa!

[wisesatyr72]

Her ghost is out there looking for Lucky Luciano..

[massiveham]

buster's sound films are sometimes a trial to watch. the comic rhythms are clunky and he doesn't seem too confident in his material (his personal life couldn't have helped much, either). nice that he had a good foil with thelma todd here. interesting to see him doing re-treads of 'spite marriage' from only 3 years earlier. thanks for posting.

[amazmace]

Oh, come on. Buster should have went for it. I would have. Thelma was hot.

[SIMPFANN]

I second that. She was an absolute doll.

[saullouis]

I think that Carey Grant got his drunken slurred speach from Thelma!

[fusionleslie]

I read Hot Toddy when I was 13 and this is the first clip I've ever seen of her - awesome!

[bluejay02920]

Todds death was realated to Ted Healy's (stooge) murder. Healy was killed in a nightclube fight (and he had been having an affiar with Todd) with Wallace Berry and was covered up by MGM.

[phx88gir]

Holy shit! I have that exact same coo-coo clock! weird...

[Kind67]

Thelma Todd is so great in this film and this scene in particular which she steals from Buster Keaton--a rare feat! By the way I highly recommend this film to those who haven't seen it. Jimmy Durante also stars and it is just a delight to watch!

[drmoonrat]

Buster was probably actually drunk during this scene...kinda sad, but love 'em anyway.

[amy2171987]

aw I love Buster Keaton so much!

thanks for uploading this.

[Thug8855]

I love Thelma..God bless her.

[gerrygeorge1]

So sad that this lovely young schoolmistress-turned-actress should end up the victim of gangsters...just when she was on the verge of recognition as a really good comedy actress. She died in her fumed-filled garage, battered and bleeding, below the steering wheel of her prestige roadster, in a police cover up that had all the hallmarks of a gangland murder.

[chaussee123]

Where can I find out more about Thelma Todd's death? By the way, love Buster's white socks.