The Rough House (1917)
1917 · Silent film · 20 min · dir. Buster Keaton
A vast, fast and exciting comedy
- Comedy
Synopsis
Living under the same roof with his newly-wed wife and his mother-in-law, a careless Mr Rough sets the nuptial bedroom on fire, as the residence's cook tries to woo the maid who only has eyes for the charming delivery boy. As one thing leads to another, Mr Rough ends up preparing dinner for a pair of duplicitous guests, when, clearly, he should be staying out of the kitchen. Does Mrs Rough know the visitors' true intentions? But, above all, how will this disastrous dinner party at the Rough…
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Details
- Director
- Buster Keaton
- Writer
- Roscoe Arbuckle
- Cinematography
- Frank D. Williams
- Studio
- Comique Film Company
- Released
- 1917-06-25
- Running time
- 20 minutes
Cast & crew
Buster Keaton Director
Roscoe Arbuckle
Al St. John- Buster Keaton
Alice Lake- Agnes Neilson
Glen Cavender
Josephine Stevens
