The Haunted House (1921)
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- Unrated
- 21min
- Short, Comedy
- 21 Feb 1921 (USA)
- Short
A bank clerk ends up in a seemingly haunted house that is actually a thieves' hideout.
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- 1 nomination.
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| Buster Keaton | ... |
Bank Clerk
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| Virginia Fox | ... |
Bank President's Daughter
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| Joe Roberts | ... |
Bank Cashier
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| Edward F. Cline | ... |
Customer in Bank
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Dorothy Cassil | ... |
Flirty Bank Customer (uncredited)
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| Mark Hamilton | ... |
Tallest Ghost (uncredited)
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| Natalie Talmadge | ... |
Fainting Female Bank Customer (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 |
Music by
| Neil Brand | ... | (2015) |
| Robert Israel | ... | (1995) |
Cinematography by
| Elgin Lessley | ||
Editorial Department
| D.C. Cardinali | ... | colorist: remastered hd version: new version (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Robert Israel | ... | musical director: 1995 edition |
Additional Crew
| Fred Gabourie | ... | technical director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro Pictures Corporation (1921) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox Film Company (1922) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Andrés Vicente Gómez Montero (1982) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Image Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Kino Video (1995) (United States) (VHS) (Included with "The Navigator" and "The Frozen North")
- Image Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (DVD) (on 'The Art of Buster Keaton')
- Orbit Video (2001) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Punto Zero (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
- Adams Filmi (1923) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1989) (Finland) (tv)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Buster is a bank clerk. Overturned glue gets everything, mostly the money, stuck to everything else. When robbers show up he can't "stick 'em up" because his hands are stuck in his pockets. The robbers' hideout is a haunted house designed to scare off police.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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| Taglines | It astonishes, tickles and makes you roar with its fast and furious fun. (Print Ad- Evening Journal, ((Washington, Iowa)) 17 May 1921) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The fainting bank customer is Natalie Talmadge, Buster Keaton's wife. See more » |
| Goofs | When Buster Keaton adjusts the clock over the vault, he needs to pen a glass pane first. When Joe Roberts adjusts the clock, he doesn't have to open the glass. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Codebreaker (2021). See more » |
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Title Card:
[title card]
That night the Daredevil Opera Company was executing "Faust" - and he deserved it! See more » |