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About this film
This print is much sharper than the existing IA copy. A sound era Buster Keaton comedy adapted from a 1917 Broadway play by C. W. Bell. It starts off slowly, but with the help of the exceptional Charlotte Greenwood in builds a head of slapstick steam, particularly in the hotel scenes. Pre code. Filmed before in 1920. Directed by Edward Sedgewick. Released in 1931. Complete print. a.k.a. "Romeo in Pyjamas" (UK) TRIVIA: Exteriors and some interiors filmed at Buster Keaton's Beverly Hills villa.
Directors & creators
Buster Keaton
Subjects
Comedies; slapstick; pre code; Buster Keaton; Charlotte Greenwood; Reginald Denny; Sally Ellers; Natalie Moorhead; Edward Brophy; Cliff Edwards