Convict 13 (1920)
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- Not Rated
- 19min
- Short, Comedy
- 27 Oct 1920 (USA)
- Short
A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.
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Award:
- 1 nomination.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
| Buster Keaton | ... |
Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
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| Sybil Seely | ... |
Socialite, Warden's Daughter
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| Joe Roberts | ... |
The Crazed Prisoner
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| Edward F. Cline | ... |
Hangman
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| Joe Keaton | ... |
Prisoner
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Louise Keaton |
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| Harry Keaton | ... |
Little guard that Big Joe knocks out (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Edward F. Cline | ... | (as Eddie Cline) |
| Buster Keaton | ... | (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
Written by
| Edward F. Cline | ... | (written by) (as Eddie Cline) |
| Buster Keaton | ... | (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
Produced by
| Joseph M. Schenck | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Elgin Lessley | ||
Additional Crew
| Fred Gabourie | ... | technical director |
| Joseph M. Schenck | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro Pictures Corporation (1920) (United States) (theatrical)
- Adams Filmi (1923) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Phoebus-Film AG (1925) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Kino Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (DVD) (on 'The Art of Buster Keaton')
- VL-Musiikki (2011) (Finland) (DVD)
- Andrés Vicente Gómez Montero (Spain) (theatrical)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Film Preservation Associates (special contents)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Buster is playing golf with Sybil when he gets knocked out. An escaped prisoner changes clothes with him. Buster goes to prison and learns that he is to be hanged. He changes clothes with a guard just as prisoner Roberts attacks all the guards.
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| Taglines | BUSTER KEATON Supported by his celebrated family of Vaudeville fame-"The Four Keatons" in his second comedy-"Convict 13" You'll say this is as funny as Fatty Arbuckle ever made. (Print Ad-Pensacola Journal, ((Pensacola, Fla.)) 1 November 1920) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Louise Keaton's debut. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Navigators (2022). See more » |
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[first title card]
Title card: Golf - the game that brings out the beast in men. See more » |