The Scarecrow (1920 film)
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| Directed by | Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton |
| Produced by | Joseph M. Schenck |
| Written by | Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton |
| Starring | Buster Keaton Sybil Seely Joe Keaton Joe Roberts |
| Cinematography | Elgin Lessley |
| Edited by | Buster Keaton |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
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19 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Scarecrow is a 1920 American short comedy film starring comedian Buster Keaton. It was written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. The runtime is 19 minutes. One of the more memorable scenes of the film is the opening, where Buster and Joe Roberts share a small one room house that is filled with many space- and labor-saving Rube Goldberg devices.
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Plot
Buster plays a farmhand who competes with Joe Roberts to win the love of the farmer's daughter (Sybil Seely). Running from a dog (played by Luke, Fatty Arbuckle's real-life pet), Buster falls into a hay thresher and ruins his clothes. Forced to borrow the clothes of a nearby scarecrow, Sybil believes Buster to be proposing as she stumbles upon him tying his shoe. The couple speed off on a motorcycle with Joe and the farmer (played by Buster's father, Joe) in hot pursuit. Scooping up a minister during the chase, they are married on the speeding motorcycle and splash into a stream at the climax of the ceremony and the film.
Cast
- Buster Keaton – Farmhand (as 'Buster' Keaton)
- Edward F. Cline – Hit-and-Run Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Luke the Dog – The Dog (uncredited)
- Joe Keaton – Farmer (uncredited)
- Joe Roberts – Farmhand (uncredited)
- Sybil Seely – Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)
- Al St. John – Man with Motorbike (uncredited)
- Mary Astor - (uncredited)
See also
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- The short film The Scarecrow is available for free download at the Internet Archive.
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- The Scarecrow on YouTube
- The Scarecrow at AllMovie
- The Scarecrow at the International Buster Keaton Society
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- 1920 films
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- 1920s comedy films
- American films
- American silent short films
- Black-and-white films
- Films directed by Buster Keaton
- Films directed by Edward F. Cline
- Metro Pictures films
- 1920s short films
- American comedy films
- Films produced by Joseph M. Schenck
- Screenplays by Buster Keaton
