One Week (1920)

A newlywed couple attempt to build a house with a prefabricated kit, unaware that a rival sabotaged the kit's component numbering.

Directors:

Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton

Stars:

Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts, Sybil Seely

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Buster Keaton	...	The Groom

Storyline

Buster and Sybil exit a chapel as newlyweds. Among the gifts is a portable house you easily put together in one week. It doesn't help that Buster's rival for Sybil switches the numbers on the crates containing the house parts.

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Plot Keywords:

house | newlyweds | wednesday | construction | moving a building | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 1920 (USA)

Also Known As:

Una semana

Filming Locations:

Congregational Sunday School, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Joseph M. Schenck Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (TCM Print) 19 min (1995 Film Preservation print)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

No models were used. All of the stunts were done with the full-sized house as seen on-screen.

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Goofs

The piano changes between when it is delivered (flat back) and when Buster tires to bring it into the house (typical uptight piano back).

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Connections

Featured in Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood: The Dream Merchants: 1920-1928 (2010)

User Reviews

Ahhh! No place like home!

Keaton gets married and is given a lot on which to build a house and the building materials which are in boxes arranged by number. The numbers get altered and the fun begins. Although there are many amusing scenes, the best is near the beginning when Keaton uses a cop to his own advantage. Keaton is deft and efficient.

This short film has Keaton playing a role that is a curious blend of cleverness and ineptitude; and it is this uncertain persona that is the major weakness of the film. Nevertheless Buster Keaton is a great comic and the house-building provides many chuckles.