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7.3/10   605 votes
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Writers:
Edward F. Cline (writer)
Buster Keaton (writer)
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Release Date:
27 October 1920 (USA) more
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Plot:
A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Naive and Silly, But Also Funny more (13 total)

Cast

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Buster Keaton ... Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
Sybil Seely ... Socialite, Warden's Daughter
Joe Roberts ... The Crazed Prisoner
Edward F. Cline ... Hangman
Joe Keaton ... Prisoner
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Louise Keaton
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Additional Details

Runtime:
20 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
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Title card: Golf - the game that brings out the beast in men.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987) (TV) more

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List: Wacky golf
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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Naive and Silly, But Also Funny, 30 October 2005
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A prisoner escapes from prison and steals and changes clothes of a golf player (Buster Keaton). The policemen wrongly arrest the player instead and once in prison, he realizes that he is going to be hanged in the afternoon. The player swaps clothes with a guard and fights against a rebellion in the prison.

"Convict 13" is a very naive and silly, but also funny Buster Keaton's short comedy. The gags are very similar to Charles Chaplin style, and most of the time the situation looks like a cartoon. It is not among my favorite works of Buster Keaton, but it worth watching and it is a good entertainment. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Condenado No 13" ("The Convict no. 13")

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