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Title: The Scarecrow (1920)
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Farmhands Keaton and Roberts share a cottage full of mechanical devices for making life easy. They are rivals for the farmer's daughter. Keaton , disguised as a scarecrow, causes troubles for his rival and the farmer. When Keaton stoops to tie his shoe, the girl accepts what she thinks is his kneeling proposal. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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A laugh grenade that bursts into a million laughs!Parents Guide:
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Farmhand's Roommate: Hurry up! My stomach is as empty as a saloon.
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The famed breakfast sequence, with everything on strings, was re-created nightly on stage in Vanessa Stewart's play "Stoneface," starring her husband French Stewart as Buster. See more »Goofs
Keaton, being chased by a dog, jumps into a large pile of straw. Shortly after that, there's a noticeable cut because a substantial amount of straw is missing from the middle after the edit. See more »Quotes
Farmhand: Set the table.Farmhand's Roommate: Hurry up! My stomach is as empty as a saloon.
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22 December 1920 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This very funny short comedy is an excellent example of Keaton's amazing inventiveness, and it deserves to be one of his best-remembered short features. The first part is especially good, and has to be seen to be appreciated - it's just Buster and a roommate going about their daily routine in a house filled with wacky gadgets and all kinds of unexpected features. There's a lot of great material, much more than you can catch all at once. It would be hard for the rest of it to live up to the first part, but it is pretty good, too - lots of slapstick and chases, plus the actual "Scarecrow" scene. This one is a bit more piecemeal than most of his comedies, but all of the material is very good. Most fans of silent comedies will really enjoy this movie.