The Play House
Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works.
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Starring Buster Keaton. "This fellow Keaton seems to be the whole show" Keaton displays his many talents in this one. This comedic short displays not only Keaton's amazing talent, but some envelope pushing cinematography for it's time period, as well. The split screen shots which gave the illusion of more than one Keaton in any given scene were impressive even by today's standards. Certainly Keaton was a pioneer in the film industry in his talents and abilities! His works are still jaw-droppingly impressive today. You can read more about The Play House on its IMDb page.
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- Director
- Edward F. Cline
- Starring
- Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, Virginia Fox, Joe Murphy, Joe Roberts, Sybil Seely
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