"What, No Beer?!" Durante and Keaton in their heyday, 1933

Most Hollywood historians don't realize that these 2 comedy titans were a team for a short while in the early 30's. The Great Jimmy Durante was at the apex of his Broadway musical career when he was seduced by the big studios to get into "The Pictures". Buster Keaton was nearing the nadir of his groundbreaking tenure as one of the few giants of the Silent Film Era to actually give Charlie Chaplin a run for his money. His brilliant physical comedy career was actually hurt a bit by the advent ...