Convict 13
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| Convict 13 | |
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 Theatrical poster for Convict 13 (1920) |
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| Directed by | Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton |
| Produced by | Joseph M. Schenck |
| Written by | Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton |
| Starring | Buster Keaton Sybil Seely Joe Roberts Edward F. Cline Joe Keaton Louise Keaton |
| Cinematography | Elgin Lessley |
| Editing by | Buster Keaton |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 27, 1920 |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
Convict 13 is a 1920 short comedy film starring comedian Buster Keaton. It was written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline.
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[edit] Plot
Keaton goes from a golf game with his girlfriend to death-row in prison through a case of mistaken identity. In the film, Buster performs one of the most dangerous sight gags that he performed in vaudeville. In the words of Marie Dressler: Buster would "stand on a table in back of his father twirling a basketball tied to the end of a rope, while his father was trying to shave himself with a straight razor. And that ball kept getting closer and closer, all the sudden, BANG!" [1]
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[edit] Cast
- Buster Keaton - Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
- Sybil Seely - Socialite, Warden's Daughter
- Joe Roberts - The Crazed Prisoner
- Edward F. Cline - Hangman
- Joe Keaton - Prisoner
- Louise Keaton
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Convict 13 at the Internet Movie Database
- Convict 13 at AllRovi
- Convict 13 (1920) available for download at Internet Archive
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