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7.6/10
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A drifter at an amusement park finds himself both the bodyguard and hit man of a man targeted by a criminal gang.A drifter at an amusement park finds himself both the bodyguard and hit man of a man targeted by a criminal gang.A drifter at an amusement park finds himself both the bodyguard and hit man of a man targeted by a criminal gang.
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- 1 nomination total
Buster Keaton
- Our Hero
- (as 'Buster' Keaton)
Bartine Burkett
- Miss Nickelnurser
- (uncredited)
Charles Dorety
- Gang Member
- (uncredited)
Ingram B. Pickett
- Tiny Tim
- (uncredited)
Joe Roberts
- Leader of Buzzards
- (uncredited)
Al St. John
- Man on Beach During Target Practice
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaIncluded in "Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection" blu-ray set, released by Kino.
- GoofsWhen Buster comes back from the gang's room to the shooting gallery (9:45 min), there is nothing on the wall between the two posters. But after he climbs over the counter, his coat is now hanging on the wall.
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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.
- Alternate versionsFilm Preservation Associates copyrighted a version in 1995 containing a music score and sound effects, with a running time of 21 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
Featured review
This movie is chock full of visual gags. It starts of establishing a plot that seems a bit interesting (the guy getting two jobs at once), but you soon realize that this is only to facilitate a lot of different stunts and sight gags. The secret symbol of the evil gang here is also used well, and Keaton's inability to use in the correct situations. As the plot slowly progresses, the movie ends up in a situation where Keaton is in a man's house for two different reasons (that oppose each other), and the house is full of traps. When Keaton ends up getting chased around in this house, there's just minutes of fun, jumping from one room to the other, often with big sets consisting of several rooms at once. It's great how much Keaton manages to squeeze into this movie's 20 minute run time.
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- Livvakten
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- Runtime20 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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