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Kalpean kreivin häät

Original title: Spite Marriage
  • 19291929
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 16m
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Buster Keaton in Kalpean kreivin häät (1929)
Comedy
An unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the ac... Read allAn unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.An unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
42,112
31,587
  • Directors
    • Edward Sedgwick
    • Buster Keaton(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Lew Lipton(story by)
    • Ernest Pagano(adaptation by)
    • Robert E. Hopkins(titles)
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Dorothy Sebastian
    • Edward Earle
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  • Directors
    • Edward Sedgwick
    • Buster Keaton(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Lew Lipton(story by)
    • Ernest Pagano(adaptation by)
    • Robert E. Hopkins(titles)
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Dorothy Sebastian
    • Edward Earle
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Buster Keaton in Kalpean kreivin häät (1929)
    Buster Keaton and Leila Hyams in Kalpean kreivin häät (1929)
    Buster Keaton and Dorothy Sebastian in Kalpean kreivin häät (1929)
    Leila Hyams in Kalpean kreivin häät (1929)
    Buster Keaton and Dorothy Sebastian in Kalpean kreivin häät (1929)
    Buster Keaton and Dorothy Sebastian in Kalpean kreivin häät (1929)
    Buster Keaton in Kalpean kreivin häät (1929)
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    Buster Keaton and Pat Harmon in Kalpean kreivin häät (1929)
    Buster Keaton in Kalpean kreivin häät (1929)
    Buster Keaton in Kalpean kreivin häät (1929)
    Buster Keaton in Kalpean kreivin häät (1929)

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    Buster Keaton
    Buster Keaton
    • Elmer Edgemont
    Dorothy Sebastian
    Dorothy Sebastian
    • Trilby Drew
    Edward Earle
    Edward Earle
    • Lionel Benmore
    Leila Hyams
    Leila Hyams
    • Ethyl Norcrosse
    William Bechtel
    William Bechtel
    • Frederick Nussbaum
    Jack Byron
    • Giovanni Scarzi
    • (as John Byron)
    Joe Bordeaux
    • Rumrunner
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Cooke
    Ray Cooke
    • The Bellboy
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Donlin
    Mike Donlin
    • Man in Ship's Engine Room
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Harmon
    Pat Harmon
    • Tugboat Captain
    • (uncredited)
    Sydney Jarvis
    • Man in Audience Next to Elmer
    • (uncredited)
    Theodore Lorch
    Theodore Lorch
    • Actor as 'Union Officer'
    • (uncredited)
    Hank Mann
    Hank Mann
    • Stage Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Sullivan
    Charles Sullivan
    • Tough Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Edward Sedgwick
      • Buster Keaton(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Lew Lipton(story by)
      • Ernest Pagano(adaptation by)
      • Robert E. Hopkins(titles)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Buster Keaton wanted this film to be a full talkie, but MGM released it with only a musical score and sound effects.
    • Goofs
      In the dressing-room scene while attempting to trim the hair for his false beard, Elmer accidentally severs the left-hand shoulder strap of his vest and has no time to repair it. When we see him hurriedly changing back into his smart clothes after the performance, both straps are still whole.
    • Quotes

      Trilby Drew: What's that blonde hanging around you for?

      Lionel Benmore: Can I help it if I'm good-looking?

    • Crazy credits
      Rather than appear at the beginning, the MGM roaring lion opening appears after the conclusion of the film, but just before "The End" title, which immediately follows it.
    • Connections
      Featured in Arena: Cinema: Christmas Special (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      I'd Rather Be Blue Over You
      (uncredited)
      Music by Fred Fisher
      Lyrics by Billy Rose
      Played as background music at the cafe

    User reviews32

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    10/10
    Hearty recommendation of a little seen film
    Although it is not a masterpiece in a league with "The General" or "The Navigator", "Spite Marriage" does contains several of the funniest moments Buster Keaton ever committed to film. I find that this picture serves as an ideal introduction to Keaton for my friends who are not fans of silent pictures. One such friend commented after viewing it, that it was "the most consistently hilarious movie he had ever seen." Buster Keaton's final silent picture, it contains a vintage Vitaphone musical setting.
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    • jimmyooo
    • Nov 23, 1998

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 1930 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bleka grevens bröllop
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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