The Play House / The Electric House
Film still, The Electric House
A double bill screening of two classics by Buster Keaton, The Play House and The Electric House, both screened with a live music score.
Friday 4 May / 6.30pm / £5 (concs £3)
Pre-book on 01908 676 900
The Play House
1921 / 18 mins / Cert. U
Director: Buster Keaton
The opening scene of this short, a dream sequence prior to the vaudeville routines which follow, is what makes this film famous. In it Keaton plays everyone in a theatre simultaneously. He is the band leader, all its members, the dancers on the stage and everyone in the audience.
"Amazing! A cast of dozens...and they're all Buster Keaton. This is simply astounding work by Keaton and is absolutely hysterical even by today's standards."
Review: Matthew Younker
The Electric House
1922 / 19 mins / Cert. U
Director: Buster Keaton
Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home. He installs lots of fanciful gadgets. The one who should have received the degree gets even by rewiring all the gadgets to wreak havoc.
Written by Ed Stephan
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