Buster Keaton - One Week (1920) Silent film

A newly wedded couple attempts to build a house with a prefabricated kit, unaware that a rival sabotaged the kit’s component numbering. Directors: Edward F. Cline (as Eddie Cline), Buster Keaton (as ’Buster’ Keaton) Writers: Edward F. Cline (as Eddie Cline), Buster Keaton (as ’Buster’ Keaton) Stars: Buster Keaton, Sybil Seely, Joe Roberts #silentfilms Joseph Frank “Buster“ Keaton was an American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname “The Great Stone Face.“ In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 21st greatest male star of classic Hollywood cinema. The films Keaton pay homage to his earlier work while exploring the possibilities of “Elmer,” his new comic persona.
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