Difference between revisions of "The Scarecrow by Gardner"
(→Plot) |
|||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
| − | + | This silent film tells the story of two flatmates ([[w:Buster_Keaton|Buster Keaton]] and [[w:Edward_F._Cline|Edward F. Cline]]) living in a one-room house that resembles a Rube Goldberg invention -- complete with pulleys and levers that flip the house from bedroom to kitchen and back again. The love interest of both of these men is the farmer's daughter, [[w:Sybil_Seely|Sybil Seely]]. Both men attempt to win her love by various competitions resulting in broken limbs and soaked clothes. While running from a seemingly rabid dog, Keaton loses most of his clothes in a haystack and is forced to borrow clothes from the scarecrow in the farmer's field. He trips to his knees as the farmer's daughter appears, and she takes it as a marriage proposal. The two run off together with her father, the farmer, (Joe Keaton) in hot pursuit. The happy couple picks up a minister as they make their escape and are declared man and wife in the very last scene - in the middle of a muddy stream. | |
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 27 September 2022
The Scarecrow (1920) is a short film comedy that was written, directed, and performed by the duo Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline.[1] Reminiscent of the vaudeville humor so common in Keaton films, one of the lead roles is played by Luke the Dog.[2]
Plot
This silent film tells the story of two flatmates (Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline) living in a one-room house that resembles a Rube Goldberg invention -- complete with pulleys and levers that flip the house from bedroom to kitchen and back again. The love interest of both of these men is the farmer's daughter, Sybil Seely. Both men attempt to win her love by various competitions resulting in broken limbs and soaked clothes. While running from a seemingly rabid dog, Keaton loses most of his clothes in a haystack and is forced to borrow clothes from the scarecrow in the farmer's field. He trips to his knees as the farmer's daughter appears, and she takes it as a marriage proposal. The two run off together with her father, the farmer, (Joe Keaton) in hot pursuit. The happy couple picks up a minister as they make their escape and are declared man and wife in the very last scene - in the middle of a muddy stream.
Cast
Buster Keaton
Edward F. Cline
Luke the Dog
Joe Keaton
Joe Roberts
Sybil Seely
Al St. John
Mary Astor
See Also
References
External Links
- The Scarecrow on YouTube
- The Scarecrow on Imdb
