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7.8/10
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Two inventive farmhands compete for the hand of the same girl.Two inventive farmhands compete for the hand of the same girl.Two inventive farmhands compete for the hand of the same girl.
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- 1 nomination
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)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBuster Keaton's father Joe Keaton plays the role of the farmer.
- GoofsKeaton, being chased by a dog, jumps into a large pile of straw. Shortly after that, there's a noticeable cut because a substantial amount of straw is missing from the middle after the edit.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979)
Featured review
This Scarecrow had the smarts.
Story of two farmhand roommates, living in a flat that only Rube Goldberg could have come up with, who are vying for the attention of the farmer's daughter, while Buster's character has to fend off his roommate (Joe Roberts looking very much like Fatty Arbuckle), the girl's father, and father's dog (which actually belonged to Arbuckle). That's pretty much the plot, but the sightgags are what make the short really work. The breakfast scene, with the aforementioned Goldberg setting, is pure genius. A very good production all around and ranks as one of Keaton's best. Rating, based on shorts, 10.
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- Also known as
- Fågelskrämman
- Filming locations
- 618 Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA(motorcycle with sidecar scenes)
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- Runtime19 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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