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This short film features Buster Keaton as a bumbling inventor who struggles to create a new dance craze. He attempts to impress a studio executive with his invention, which unfortunately goes awry in a series of comical mishaps. The film culminates in a lively musical number.

As a very short musical comedy from the early 1930s, 'Please' is primarily known for featuring Buster Keaton and a very young Shirley Temple. Its critical reception is not widely documented in the way feature films are, but it is generally seen as a minor, albeit charming, entry in Keaton's later career and an early glimpse of Temple's burgeoning talent.

• A brief showcase for Buster Keaton's physical comedy.
• Features an early, albeit small, role for Shirley Temple.
• A lighthearted and musically inclined short film from the era.

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This short film is notable for being one of Buster Keaton's few sound film appearances and one of Shirley Temple's earliest film roles before she became a major star.