The Electric House is a 1922 American short comedy film co-directed by and starring Buster Keaton.[1]
| The Electric House | |
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| Directed by | Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline |
| Written by | Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline |
| Produced by | Joseph M. Schenck |
| Starring | Buster Keaton |
| Cinematography | Elgin Lessley |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editThree graduating students drop their degree certificates, but each picks up the wrong ones off the floor. Keaton plays a botany student who, accidentally, picked up an electrical engineering degree and is invited to wire a home using many gadgets. The man who actually was the electrical engineer graduate exacts revenge by rewiring those gadgets to cause mayhem.
Cast
edit- Buster Keaton as himself
- Virginia Fox as Girl (uncredited)
- Joe Keaton as Extra (uncredited)
- Louise Keaton as Extra (uncredited)
- Myra Keaton as Extra (uncredited)
- Joe Roberts as Homeowner (uncredited)
Production
editDuring the original scheduled shooting of the film in 1920, Keaton suffered a broken ankle filming a sequence with the electric staircase. The project was shelved, and then re-done entirely. The known version today is actually the second version filmed; no copies of the original footage from 1920 are known to exist.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Electric House". Silent Era. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
External links
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- The Electric House at IMDb
- The short film The Electric House is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The Electric House at the International Buster Keaton Society