▁James ▁Don lan ▁as ▁Buck ▁ ▁Charles ▁Br in ley ▁as ▁S lim ▁ ▁Bar ney ▁F ure y ▁as ▁Log an ▁ ▁Bill ▁Pat ton ▁as ▁Texas ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁originally ▁titled ▁Str ict ly ▁Business , ▁R K O ▁changed ▁the ▁name ▁to ▁Beau ▁Band it ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁It ▁included ▁the ▁first ▁dep iction ▁in ▁a ▁talking ▁film ▁of ▁a ▁de af ▁character , ▁Col oso . ▁Although ▁sound ▁films ▁could ▁now ▁dep ict ▁de af ▁speech , ▁Col oso ▁is ▁also ▁m ute , ▁beginning ▁a ▁period ▁in ▁American ▁cinema ▁of ▁port ray ing ▁silent ▁de af ▁persons . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁While ▁being ▁generally ▁favor able ▁to ▁the ▁acting ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁NY ▁Times ▁critic , ▁M ord a unt ▁Hall , ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁lu ke w arm ▁review , ▁lay ing ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁fault ▁in ▁the ▁screen play ▁by ▁Smith . ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁magazine ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁favor able ▁review , ▁calling ▁it ▁" del ight ful ", ▁and ▁being ▁particularly ▁im pressed ▁with ▁the ▁script . ▁While ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁News ▁called ▁the ▁film ▁just ▁" so - so ", ▁and ▁gave ▁La ▁Roc que ' s ▁performance ▁a ▁very ▁negative ▁review . ▁However , ▁they ▁compl iment ed ▁Dor is ▁Ken y on ▁and ▁Mitchell ▁Lewis ' ▁performances , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Harry ▁Tier ney ' s ▁song , ▁" Just ▁a ▁Little ▁K iss ". ▁ ▁Cast ▁member ▁George ▁D