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The Electric House (1922) -- Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home. He installs lots of fanciful gadgets. The one who should have received the degree gets even by rewiring all the gadgets to wreak havoc.

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Writers:
Edward F. Cline (writer)
Buster Keaton (writer)
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Release Date:
October 1922 (USA) more
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Plot:
Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home. He installs lots of fanciful gadgets... more | add synopsis
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"And as it turns out, electrical engineering happened to be quite a talent of his." more (11 total)

Cast

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Buster Keaton (as 'Buster' Keaton)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Spain:19 min | USA:23 min | USA:22 min (2005 DVD release) | USA:20 min (2005 DVD release)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Filming was delayed when star Buster Keaton got his foot caught in the escalator and broke his ankle. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987) (TV) more

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"And as it turns out, electrical engineering happened to be quite a talent of his.", 3 March 2006
8/10
Author: Polaris_DiB from United States

A wonderfully inventive companion piece to The Scarecrow, this mechanical comedy by Keaton often makes me wonder if it isn't possible to go back in time and hire Keaton to design a house for me.

Due to a mix-up of diplomas, the young hair-stylist character of Keaton is asked to wire a mansion with electricity. Spending a moment with a book on "Wiring Made Easy" and the mansion owner's vacation time, Keaton devises escalators, train-propelled dishwashers, and all the neat little gadgets and tricks that "surprise" them (whether or not any of these flourishes are needed, of course, adds its own amount of humor to the equation).

Of course it's not like we can have everything just go well like that, so the rejected and jealous actual electrical engineer decides one fateful day to wreak vengeance upon the circuitry. It's then a trip of mayhap and mayhem as the hosting family tries to entertain guests, Keaton tries to figure out what's wrong, and bodies, dishes, and pool balls go flying amiss.

The appealing result is a good chuckle. It's definitely not as amazingly inventive as The Scarecrow (which is absolutely mind-boggling in its mechanical genius), but it does the job and does it well. It also doesn't really end the way you come to expect of Keaton. All in all, however, it's a pretty good time.

--PolarisDiB

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