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The Electric House

The Electric House

A Million Jolts of Laughter!

19226.70h 23m

Overview

Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home.

Directed by Edward F. Cline
Written by Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Produced by Joseph M. Schenck
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Top Cast

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Buster

Virginia Fox

Virginia Fox

The Millionaire's Daughter

Joe Keaton

Joe Keaton

Buster's Father in Prologue

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Louise Keaton

Buster's Sister in Prologue

Myra Keaton

Myra Keaton

Buster's Mother in Prologue

Steve Murphy

Steve Murphy

Real Electrical Engineer

Joe Roberts

Joe Roberts

Millionaire

Themes & Keywords

silent filmescalatormix-updishwashershort film

About The Electric House

The Electric House is a comedy film released in 1922 exploring themes of silent film, escalator, mix-up, dishwasher, short film. Directed by Edward F. Cline, it stars Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Keaton. Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home.

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The Blacksmith
39% Match

Buster clowns around in a blacksmith's shop until he and the smithy get in a fight which sends the smithy to jail. Buster helps several customers with horses, then destroys a Rolls Royce while fixing the car parked next to it.

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The Garage(1920)

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Roscoe and Buster operate a combination garage and fire station. In the first half they destroy a car left for them to clean. In the second half they go off on a false alarm and return to find their own building on fire.

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Al and Roscoe, employees at a gas station, are rivals for Alice. When Buster delivers a wedding gown for Alice and begins modeling it, he is mistaken for Alice and is kidnapped by Al.

Leave 'Em Laughing
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Stan complains of a toothache and he and Ollie visit the dentist. Ollie gets his teeth pulled by mistake. Under the influence of laughing gas, they leave and cause much commotion on the road annoying a traffic cop.

Police
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Police(1916)

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Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

The Pawnshop
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A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.

A Night in the Show
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Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady into a fountain and returns to sit down by Edna. Mr. Rowdy, in the gallery, pours beer down on Mr. Pest and Edna. He attacks patrons, a harem dancer, the singers Dot and Dash, and a fire-eater.

Shanghaied
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Shanghaied(1915)

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A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some seamen. The daughter stows away to follow Charlie. Charlie assists in the galley and attempts to serve food during a gale.

Back Stage
30% Match

Back Stage(1919)

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Roscoe and Buster give a bullying Strongman the what-for, but after the performance troupe quits it's up to Fatty and Buster to keep the show going.

Helpmates
27% Match

Helpmates(1932)

Movie7.2/10

Ollie's house is a mess after a wild party from the previous night. Ollie receives a telegram from his wife (who is on vacation in Chicago), which tells him that she is returning home in the afternoon. Fearing his wife's wrath he calls Stan over to help him clean up. Things go downhill and they make more mess not less.

Perfect Day
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Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires repeated exits and reboardings by Laurel, Hardy, their wives and grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar.

Seven Chances
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Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.