A Fool's Advice
{{short description|1932 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = A Fool's Advice
| image = Meet the Mayor lobby card.jpg
| caption = Lobby card
| director = Ralph Ceder
| writer = Charles Belden
Walter DeLeon
Frank Fay (story)
| producer = Frank Fay (uncredited)
| starring = See below
| narrator =
| cinematography = William Rees
| editing = W. Donn Hayes
| music = Edward Ward
| studio = Frank Fay Productions
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = {{Film date|1932|02|20}}
| runtime = 63 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
A Fool's Advice is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Ralph Ceder. The film is also known as His Honor the Mayor (American alternative title) and Meet the Mayor (American reissue title). It was produced by its star, Frank Fay, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures.[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/4791?sid The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: A Fool's Advice]
Plot
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Cast
- Frank Fay as Spencer Brown
- Nat Pendleton as Kelly - Naughty Boy
- Edward J. Nugent as Steve
- Ruth Hall as Norma Baker
- Berton Churchill as Mayor Martin Sloan
- George Meeker as Harry Bayliss
- Hale Hamilton as George Diamond
- Esther Howard as Miss Prescott
- Franklin Pangborn as Egbert - Hotel Clerk
- Mike Donlin as Mr. Wimple
- Eddie Borden as Catlett
- Al Hill as Kelly's Henchman
1937 reissue
A Fool's Advice was re-released as Meet the Mayor. Frank Fay had a terrible reputation in show business, owing to an exceptionally large ego and a history of abusing people verbally and physically. Warner Bros. declined to handle the reissue of A Fool's Advice, but did agree to refilm the title sequence. These new credits reflect the low regard Fay's professional colleagues had for him: his name appears in the smallest possible type as both star and author, with the supporting cast members' names more than twice the size of Fay's.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0022902|A Fool's Advice}}
- {{tcmdb title|83217|A Fool's Advice}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=MeetTheMayor|name=A Fool's Advice}}
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American comedy films
Category:Films directed by Ralph Ceder
Category:Films scored by Edward Ward (composer)
Category:1930s English-language films
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