 Bing Crosby was a friend of Frisco's, and was constantly lending hm money/

Frisco stuttered, but could recite scripted dialogue without impairment, although he was illiterate.His 1930 comedy short "The Happy Hottentots" shows Frisco as a snappy vaudevillian, without any speech impediment at all.He soon became known for his witty off-stage remarks, made in a stammering voice