The Haunted House (1921 film)
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Produced by | Joseph M. Schenck |
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Edited by | Elgin Lessley |
Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
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Running time | 21 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Haunted House is a 1921 short comedy film starring comedian Buster Keaton. It was written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. The runtime is 21 minutes. One of the more memorable sequences of the film involves bank teller Buster spilling glue all over his counter, reminiscent of a scene in his first film The Butcher Boy.
Synopsis
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Buster Keaton is a bank teller who becomes involved in a hold-up, counterfeiters, and a theatrical troupe posing as spooks in a haunted house.
The film ends with a famous sequence of Keaton ascending to heaven, and then descending to Hades.
Cast
- Buster Keaton - Bank Clerk
- Virginia Fox - Bank President's Daughter
- Joe Roberts - Bank Cashier
- Edward F. Cline - Customer in Bank
- Natalie Talmadge - Fainting Female Bank Customer (uncredited)
See also
External links
- The short film The Haunted House is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The Haunted House at IMDb
- The Haunted House on YouTube
- The Haunted House at AllMovie
- The Haunted House at the International Buster Keaton Society
Categories:
- 1921 films
- 1920s comedy films
- American films
- American silent short films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Buster Keaton
- Haunted house films
- Films directed by Edward F. Cline
- Metro Pictures films
- 1920s short films
- American comedy films
- Films produced by Joseph M. Schenck
- Screenplays by Buster Keaton
- Short silent comedy film stubs