A Fool's Advice

1932Movie⏱️ 1h 3mApproved

ComedyCrimeDramaRomance

⭐ 5.2

IMDB Rating

124 votes

An elevator operator invents a machine that he believes can help to defeat a corrupt politician in the city's upcoming mayoral election.

Director

Ralph Ceder

Writers

Frank Fay, Walter DeLeon, Charles Belden

Stars

Frank Fay, Ruth Hall, Nat Pendleton

Release Date

February 20, 1932

Language

English

Country

United States

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🎭 Top Cast

Frank Fay

as Spencer Brown

Ruth Hall

as Norma Baker

Nat Pendleton

as Kelly - Naughty Boy

Berton Churchill

as Mayor Martin Sloan

Hale Hamilton

as George Diamond

George Meeker

as Harry Bayliss

Edward J. Nugent

as Steve

Franklin Pangborn

as Egbert - Hotel Clerk

Esther Howard

as Mrs. Prescott

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Nick Copeland

as Copeland

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Production

Frank Fay Productions

🏷️ Keywords

prohibition era

🎯 Categories

ComedyCrimeDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Is This How Frank Fay Played Elwood P. Dowd On Broadway?

by alonzoiii-1 • 2011-12-28

4/10

"Frank Fay, a nice guy who spends his life solving everyone else's problems by providing A FOOL'S ADVICE, saves his indifferent cozy community from corrupt politicians, and earns said community's somewhat unfocused gratitude. Will Fay at least get the girl, or make some money, or have something nice happen to him? This is an oddly melancholy picture, where Frank Fay, the author of the story and producer of the picture, rather badly serves Frank Fay, the actor, who is just not funny in something that is supposed to be gentle comedy (in the manner of a Will Rogers picture). Fay i..."