A Fool's Advice

A Fool's Advice
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Directed by	Ralph Ceder
Written by	Charles Belden Walter DeLeon Frank Fay (story)
Produced by	Frank Fay (uncredited)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	William Rees
Edited by	W. Donn Hayes
Music by	Edward Ward
Production company	Frank Fay Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 20, 1932 (1932-02-20)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1]

Plot

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

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: A Fool's Advice

External links

• A Fool's Advice at IMDb
• A Fool's Advice at the TCM Movie Database
• A Fool's Advice is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive