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The Play House [Silent] [1921] ... |  | |
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| Length: | 20 minutes | | MPAA Rating: | UR | | Sorting Category: | Comedy |
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Synopsis: The opening scene, a dream sequence prior to the vaudeville routines which follow, is what makes this film famous. In it Keaton plays everyone in a theatre simultaneously (through multiple exposures).
Reaction: Funny and clearly influenced by classic vaudeville.
Personal Rating: 7/10
Highlights
The section where Buster pretends to be a chimp and eats a female patron's popcorn is simply classic. |
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Select Cast and Crew | Buster KeatonBuster Keaton | => | Director / Writer / Stagehand / Orchestra / Mr. Brown - First Minstrel / Second Minstrel / Interctors / Audience | |
| Edward F. ClineEdward F. Cline | => | Director / Writer / Orangutan trainer (uncredited) |
| Robert IsraelRobert Israel | => | Composer |
| Joe RobertsJoe Roberts | => | Actor-Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Virginia FoxVirginia Fox | => | Twin (uncredited) |
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Random Trivia For This Title: - Buster KeatonBuster Keaton's stunts are tame in this movie, compared to his usual rugged and demanding stunt work, because he was recovering from a broken ankle.
- Buster KeatonBuster Keaton used a hand double in the shot where he writes, to avoid showing his right hand with the missing index fingertip.
- The multiple Busters on screen together were created in the camera, using a special lens with shutters to film only a portion of the scene at a time. Buster would perform one part, then the cameraman would crank the film back and open another shutter to film another part. A banjo player with a metronome helped Keaton to perform precisely at the right time for each take.
- In this short Buster KeatonBuster Keaton took credit for every part and job, including editor, director, writer, cameraman etc. This was a reference to [?] Thomas Ince's (the "inventor" of the Western) reputation for doing this.
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