Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts
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 (through multip...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 20, 2001
Stats: 30 reviews
And another Buster Keaton genius short, arguably his best. Worth watching again, and again... What I admire is his creativity in films.
87/100
Hilarious short film with hundreds of cops chasing Keaton around. A great introduction to the brilliance of Buster Keaton's movies. Gotta love the stuntwork.
Buster Keaton - what a genius. He's so funny!!! This film is fantastic. He plays every single character, and you can't even see any lines!!!
I know you're thinking well that's easy. But Keaton made this film in the 1920's!!!
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