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The Play House(Movie, 1921)

22min | Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 53 votes)

The Playhouse is a 1921 American two-reel silent comic trick film written by, directed by, and starring Buster Keaton. It runs for 22 minutes, and is most famous for an opening sequence where Keaton plays every role. ()

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About The Play House

After waking up from his wacky dream, a theater stage hand inadvertently causes havoc everywhere he works.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: No Language (XX)

Translated into 12 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/26/1921

Cast: Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts, Edward F. Cline

Director: Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline

Producer: Joseph M. Schenck

Screenwriter: Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline

Director of Photography: Elgin Lessley

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Busters bunte Bühne"

"플레이 하우스"

"Teatern"

"The Playhouse"

Keywords: silent film

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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