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Overview

User Rating:
8.1/10   2,770 votes
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Writers:
Jean C. Havez (story) &
Clyde Bruckman (story) ...
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Release Date:
19 November 1923 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family more
Plot:
A man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family. full summary | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
SFSFF09—Valentines Day
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Joe Roberts ... Joseph Canfield
Ralph Bushman ... Canfield's Son
Craig Ward ... Canfield's Son
Monte Collins ... The Parson
Joe Keaton ... The Engineer
Kitty Bradbury ... Aunt Mary
Natalie Talmadge ... The Girl - Canfield's Daughter
Buster Keaton Jr. ... Willie McKay - 1 Year Old

Buster Keaton ... Willie McKay - 21 Years Old
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erwin Connelly ... Husband Quarreling with Wife (uncredited)
Edward Coxen ... John McKay (uncredited)
James Duffy ... Sam Gardner (uncredited)
Jean Dumas ... Mrs. McKay (uncredited)
Tom London ... James Canfield (uncredited)
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Directed by
John G. Blystone  (as Jack Blystone)
Buster Keaton 
 
Writing credits
Jean C. Havez (story) (as Jean Havez) &
Clyde Bruckman (story) &
Joseph A. Mitchell (story) (as Joseph Mitchell)

Clyde Bruckman  scenario (uncredited)
Clyde Bruckman  titles (uncredited)
Jean C. Havez  scenario (uncredited)
Jean C. Havez  titles (uncredited)
Joseph A. Mitchell  scenario (uncredited)
Joseph A. Mitchell  titles (uncredited)

Produced by
Joseph M. Schenck .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Carl Davis (1984)
 
Cinematography by
Gordon Jennings (photography)
Elgin Lessley (photography)
 
Art Direction by
Fred Gabourie  (as Fred Gaubori)
 
Costume Design by
Walter J. Israel  (as Walter Isreal)
 
Stunts
Chick Collins .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Buster Keaton .... stunts (uncredited)
Ernie Orsatti .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Denver Harmon .... lighting
Denver Harmon .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Donald Hunsberger .... score compiler (2005 alternate version)
David Cullen .... orchestrator: Carl Davis (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Joseph M. Schenck .... presenter
Fred Gabourie .... technical director (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
73 min (1995 alternate version) | Spain:65 min | Belgium:87 min (copy with French titles at Brussels Musée du Cinéma)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Portugal:M/6 | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:K-3 | Spain:T
Filming Locations:
Truckee River, California, USA
Company:
Joseph M. Schenck Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The diminutive steam engine used in the film was a faithful, mechanically accurate re-creation of Stephenson's Rocket. Equally accurate was the replica of the early bicycle ridden by Willie near the start of the film - so accurate, in fact, that according to Buster Keaton it was requested by the Smithsonian Institute for display. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the donkey refuses to move from the rail tracks, the engineer and others curve the tracks around him. The long shot that shows the train moving past the donkey, however, shows the tracks back in a straight line. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: Milhouse of Sand and Fog (#17.3)" (2005) more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Keaton's Craft, 17 January 2001
8/10
Author: harry-76 from Cleveland, Ohio USA

"Our Hospitality" displays the skill of Buster Keaton very admirably. After a somewhat slow start in the Prologue and beginning of the Story, the pace picks up and continues to become more and more interesting.

One appreciates the great care Keaton takes in setting up his compositions, noted for their clean lines and balanced geometric planes and forms. Images are nicely stuctured, and one gets a feeling of classically executed set designs, with room to breathe. The lines of the Keaton poems are not extended to the end; rather, room is left for the viewer to fill in phrase endings with personal responses.

This 1923 silent classic holds up quite well, and one notes the remarkable physical stunts Keaton pulls off, in the standard silent era custom of not using a double. The actual comedy comes off best with an audience: the phenemena of group laughter can be infectious, and this film can really take off in a full theater.

The post-added music on the sound track is adequate, while not inspired. To compare Chaplin's supervised score to "Modern Times" with this shows how superior is the Chaplin work.

"Our Hospitality" is a worthy tribute to that enormously creative talent who well earned his legendary status-- Keaton.

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