The Invader (1935)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Adrian Brunel

Writer:

Edwin Greenfield (writer)

Release Date:

2 January 1936 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Buster Keaton IN HIS FUNNIEST FEATURE COMEDY

Cast

Buster Keaton	...	Leander Proudfoot
Lupita Tovar	...	Lupita Melez
Lyn Harding	...	Gonzalo Gonzalez
Esme Percy	...	Jose
H. Malandrinos	...	Carlos, the bartender
Clifford Heatherley	...	Valet on Ship
Hilda Moreno	...	Dancer who loves Jose
Webster Booth	...	Cantina Singer

Also Known As:

An Old Spanish Custom

Runtime:

61 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Worton Hall Studios, Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK

Company:

British & Continental

Trivia:

Lupita Tovar nearly drowned in an accident on the set when she fell into the water. Seeing this, Buster Keaton jumped in to rescue her, but instead began to struggle as well. One of the crew members had to dive in and save them both.

Movie Connections:

Remade as Pest from the West (1939)

Sad

Old Spanish Custom, An (1935)

BOMB (out of 4)

Extremely cheap British film about a stupid American (Buster Keaton) who flirts with another man's wife and then must do a Spanish custom by challenging him to a duel. This is an extremely bad film on all levels from the cheap production to the horrid direction to the screenplay, which really only allows Keaton to have water thrown on him. There's not a single laugh to be found but there's plenty of tears having to see Keaton doing stuff like this.

You can find this film on the Buster Keaton Laughsmith set.