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7.8/10   464 votes
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Writers:
Edward F. Cline (writer)
Buster Keaton (writer)
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Release Date:
18 April 1921 (USA) more
Genre:
Short | Comedy more
Plot:
Buster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
More proof that Keaton was better than Chaplin more

Cast

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Buster Keaton ... Our Hero (as 'Buster' Keaton)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:21 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Spain:T

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Trivia:
Buster Keaton's first independent two-reeler. He didn't consider it to funny enough and had it shelved upon its completion in 1920. It was released the following year when his film output was slowed by a broken leg. more
Quotes:
Narration Card: The brutal bungalow of the Blinking Buzzards, a bold bad bunch of blood-thirsty bandits who would break into a bank, blow a battleship to bits or beat up a blue eyed baby blonde. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Popcorn of Doom (2003) (V) more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
More proof that Keaton was better than Chaplin, 15 January 2002
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Author: captnemo from Skull Island

This little gem of a movie is chock full of inventive gags that will keep you laughing. There are the usual physical ones, such as the house and its many entrances/exits. What had me intrigued were some of the sight gags as well. The dog and the bell was amazing to watch. Each and every corner in Keaton's world has something wondrous around it. The man was an amazing athlete, and it shows here. Watch for the weird guns throughout the film. They don't make sense but then again they don't have to.

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