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The Haunted House
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In this 1921 short, Buster Keaton plays a bank teller who is accused of passing counterfeit cash and attempted bank robbery. While fleeing the law, he stumbles across the real culprits' hideout, a phony haunted house. Hilarity Ensues.This movie is available in its entirety at Google video. | |
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Dressing as the Enemy | |
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Dressing as the Enemy: After Keaton realizes the ghosts are phony, he dresses in a white sheet and blends in with the crooks. | |
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The Klutz | |
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The Klutz: Buster Keaton performs his usual schtick as a clumsy fool. Among other follies, his carelessness has him accidentally spilling glue around his workplace, making a huge mess. | |
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The Stoic | |
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The Stoic: Buster Keaton shows his usual expressionless face throughout the film, a staple of his performances. Even though his character finds himself chased by police, surrounded by ghosts, held at gunpoint, or faced with the Devil, his face shows very little emotion. | |
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Bedsheet Ghost | |
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Bedsheet Ghost: The gang of counterfeiters use this disguise to make outsiders think the house is haunted, to scare away any snoopers. | |
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Trap Door | |
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Trap Door: Inside the haunted house, there is at least one trap door in the floor. The outlaws use it to capture the bank president's daughter. | |
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Frame-Up | |
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Frame-Up: The leader of the counterfeiters deflects blame onto Keaton, who is then pursued by the authorities. | |
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Mugged for Disguise | |
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Mugged for Disguise: Keaton uses a vase to knock out one of the crooks, then strips him of his bed sheet disguise in order to infiltrate the outlaw gang. | |
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Agony of the Feet | |
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Agony of the Feet: How the bank teller establishes that the satanic-looking gent is not the Devil. He stomps on the Devil's foot, and when he reacts in pain, the teller confirms that it's a mortal man. | |
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"Scooby-Doo" Hoax | |
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"Scooby-Doo" Hoax: Employed by the counterfeiters to protect their hideout. They dress as Bed Sheet Ghosts and skeletons to trick the locals into thinking the house is haunted, so the locals will stay away from their hideout. | |
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Improvised Weapon | |
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Improvised Weapon: Keaton uses a vase to knock out one of the crooks, then steals his bed sheet disguise. | |
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Le Parkour | |
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Le Parkour: Motivated by terror, the teller performs some impressive climbing and vaulting. | |
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Near-Death Experience | |
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Near-Death Experience: Keaton is knocked unconscious by the gang's leader, then as he is lying on the floor he has a vision of Heaven and Hell. | |
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Bavarian Fire Drill | |
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Bavarian Fire Drill: The teller starts blowing a whistle and directing the "ghosts" like a traffic cop — and they obey. | |
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Produce Pelting | |
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Produce Pelting: During an opera performance of Faust, the displeased audience throws produce at the performers. | |
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Devil's Pitchfork | |
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Devil's Pitchfork: While Keaton is unconscious, he has a dream that he descends to Hell and is poked in the rear by a devil with a fiery pitchfork. | |
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Establishing Character Moment | |
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Establishing Character Moment: As soon as we see Buster Keaton, he immediately falls down as he is exiting an automobile. This establishes him as The Klutz. | |
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Plucky Girl | |
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Plucky Girl: The bank president's daughter tracks the chief villain to his lair. | |
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Bank Robbery | |
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Bank Robbery: Some men attempt to rob the bank at gunpoint, but Keaton takes their guns and scares them away. | |
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Sticky Situation | |
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Sticky Situation: The bank teller carelessly spreads glue on the bank notes and all around his workplace. The bank notes get stuck on the hands of several customers, and the whole mess is difficult to tidy up. | |
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Clear My Name | |
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Clear My Name: Keaton is mistaken for a crook, partly due to one of the real crooks trying to pin suspicion upon him. Keaton runs from the police, and eventually clears his name by helping to capture the real crooks. | |
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Surprise Slide Staircase | |
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Surprise Slide Staircase: The outlaws have a switch rigged to a staircase to transform it into a slide. Keaton falls down the slide several times. | |
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Stairway to Heaven | |
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Stairway to Heaven: While Keaton is knocked unconscious, he has a dream where he climbs a long stairway to the gate of Heaven. | |
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