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Keystone Hotel

  • 1935
  • Approved
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
122
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Keystone Hotel (1935)
ShortComedy

The Keystone Hotel hosts a very prestigeous beauty contest. When the cross-eyed judge presents the first prize to an elderly cleaning woman, angry members of the audience respond by hurling ... Read allThe Keystone Hotel hosts a very prestigeous beauty contest. When the cross-eyed judge presents the first prize to an elderly cleaning woman, angry members of the audience respond by hurling custard pies. The Keystone Kops are summoned, and arrive just in time to get plastered wit... Read allThe Keystone Hotel hosts a very prestigeous beauty contest. When the cross-eyed judge presents the first prize to an elderly cleaning woman, angry members of the audience respond by hurling custard pies. The Keystone Kops are summoned, and arrive just in time to get plastered with pastry.

  • Director
    • Ralph Staub
  • Writer
    • Joe Traub
  • Stars
    • Ford Sterling
    • Ben Turpin
    • Chester Conklin
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    122
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ralph Staub
    • Writer
      • Joe Traub
    • Stars
      • Ford Sterling
      • Ben Turpin
      • Chester Conklin
    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Keystone Kops in Keystone Hotel (1935)
    Hank Mann, Chester Conklin, Heinie Conklin, Vivien Oakland, Marie Prevost, Bert Roach, Dewey Robinson, Ford Sterling, Ben Turpin, Leo White, and Tom Wilson in Keystone Hotel (1935)
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    Cast28

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    Ford Sterling
    Ford Sterling
    • Sterling, Chief of Police
    Ben Turpin
    Ben Turpin
    • Count Drewa Blanc
    Chester Conklin
    Chester Conklin
    • Mayor Carson
    Marie Prevost
    Marie Prevost
    • Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling
    Hank Mann
    Hank Mann
    • House Detective
    Vivien Oakland
    Vivien Oakland
    • Mrs. Carmenchita Carson
    Dewey Robinson
    Dewey Robinson
    • Gangster Chief
    Joseph Belmont
    • Bald Man
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Bordeaux
    • Keystone Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Glen Cavender
    Glen Cavender
    • Tough Mug
    • (uncredited)
    Heinie Conklin
    Heinie Conklin
    • Hotel Dinner Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Carrie Daumery
    Carrie Daumery
    • Hotel Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Duffy
    Jack Duffy
    • Man with Ear Trumpet
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Dunn
    Bobby Dunn
    • Keystone Kop
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Engle
    Billy Engle
    • Keystone Kop
    • (uncredited)
    June Gittelson
    June Gittelson
    • Hefty Autograph Seeker
    • (uncredited)
    Sol Gorss
    Sol Gorss
    • Tough Mug
    • (uncredited)
    Sheldon Jett
    • Hotel Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ralph Staub
    • Writer
      • Joe Traub
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Re-released in 1947 with an updated musical score, and new title credits which include a 1947 (MCMXLVII) copyright statement, this is the version occasionally shown on Turner Classic Movies.
    • Connections
      Edited into Spills for Thrills (1940)
    • Soundtracks
      She's a Latin from Manhattan
      (uncredited)
      Music by Harry Warren
      Played when the woman is using the vibrating belt machine

    User reviews8

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    10/10
    One of the greatest comedy shorts of the sound era
    My specialty in the comedy shorts field are those produced by Columbia Pictures, however, "Keystone Hotel" (Warner Brothers-Vitaphone Corporation), is perhaps my all-time favorite of any comedy short from any studio. What more could one ask for in a two-reeler paying homage to the early slapstick comedy of Mack Sennett? There's plenty of everything Sennett made famous...The Keystone Kops, car chases, bathing beauties (well sort of...there is a beauty contest), pie fights, and a dream cast of former Mack Sennett players still doing what they did best some 10-20 years earlier. I highly recommend this film. It's funny, fast-paced, and a real delight to see old timers like Ben Turpin and Ford Sterling at the top of their game.

    It's too bad that a series wasn't developed from this terrific crowd pleaser.
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    • 2reelers
    • Jan 31, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Big V Comedies (1935-1936 season) #1: Keystone Hotel
    • Filming locations
      • Venice Pier, Ocean Walk Front at Washington Boulevard, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA(Keystone Cops car on roller coaster)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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