The Play House (1921)

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• AJ V

  
  This may be Keaton's best film ever. With this movie you get multiple Keatons! This movie has fantasy, adventure, and of course comedy!

• Matthew Y

  
  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. The best scene is when Keaton is a stand in for a monkey, you'll never believe what a believable monkey Keaton… More
  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. The best scene is when Keaton is a stand in for a monkey, you'll never believe what a believable monkey Keaton makes. This is a must watch for Keaton fans.

• Chris B

  
  With all the charm and talent of Buster Keaton, it was an accident that "The Play House" came into fruition. Buster had broken his ankle and needed a "less strenuous film" to shoot and so even though he dances and does other physically demanding stunts he filmed… More
  With all the charm and talent of Buster Keaton, it was an accident that "The Play House" came into fruition. Buster had broken his ankle and needed a "less strenuous film" to shoot and so even though he dances and does other physically demanding stunts he filmed "The Play House". The film showcases much more of his camera technicalities in the film portraying himself as the entire orchestra, performers, stagehands and even the audience (Both males and females) and is hilarious looking! The film is a riot and just the look on Buster's face throughout his various characters is enough to denounce that he didn't show any emotions on his face. I laughed throughout the entire film and it's interesting to note that even though the film shows Buster dreaming himself as all these characters, the latter half (after he is awakened) still portrays two twins adding to the intrigue of multiple characters. What a great watch!