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). He is the band leader, all its members, the dancers on the stage and everyone in the audience.
Director:Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton Producer:Joseph M. Schenck Production Company:First National Attracktion Sponsor:k-otic.com Audio/Visual:silent, black & white Keywords:Silent; Comedy; Buster Keaton Contact Information:www.k-otic.com
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Reviewer:1iberal - - May 8, 2009 Subject: The Play House (1921) wrong name http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012570/
Reviewer:SquareEyed - - January 28, 2006 Subject: Cynic Won Over I had heard of Buster Keaton and had seen him in a brief cameo in Sunset Boulevarde but had never watched any of the films he made in his prime. The concept of Keaton playing everyone in a theatre simultaneously (through multiple exposures)tickled my fancy so I chose this as my introduction to the Keaton style. I'm a cynic by nature and expected very little from this film as many silents have left me cold and have not aged well. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to find my self chuckling loudly at many sequences. The short running length might just be the catalyst to entice people to invest a little time to discover this film legend.Image quality is pretty washed out in the smaller downloads so I chose the MPEG2 (657 MB) version which had greater detail. Gotta check out more of his films...
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