A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2013 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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Buster Keaton.     Photograph: Silent Era image     collection.

Cast: Buster Keaton [Buster], Kathryn McGuire [Betsy], Frederick Vroom [her father], Noble Johnson, Clarence Burton, H.M. Clugston

Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn Distributing Corporation. / Produced by Joseph M. Schenck. Scenario by Clyde Bruckman, Joseph Mitchell and Jean C. Havez. Electrician, Denver Harmon. Technical director, Fred Gabourie. Cinematography by Elgin Lessley and Byron Houck. Presented by Joseph M. Schenck. / © 14 October 1924 by Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation [LP20689]. Released 13 October 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. Color-tinted. / Production cost: $220,000.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists [35mm positive].

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Cannibals - Espionage: Spies - Mansions - Millionaires - Transportation: Automobiles, Cars, Ships - Water

Listing updated: 29 September 2012.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Bardèche-History pp. 292, 293, 318; Barry-Griffith p. 30; Bohn-Light p. 101; Brownlow-Parade pp. 474, 475, 489, 490, 494; Dardis-Keaton pp. 4, 66-67, 94, 109-113, 122, 126, 127, 133, 134, 148, 153, 161, 163, 166, 171, 173, 176, 200, 219, 250, 271, 272, 273, 291, 322; Eames-MGM p. 15; Everson-American p. 310e; Fell-History p. 96; Kerr-Silent pp. 10, 235, 236, 237-240, 345; Leish-Cinema pp. 62, 63; Limbacher-Feature p. 170; Shipman-Cinema p. 84; Sinyard-Silent pp. 112, 115; Sklar-Movie p. 119; Sweeney-Coming p. 77; Vermilye-Twenties pp. 100-101 : ClasIm-224 p. 55 : Website-AFI.

Home video: DVD.