Comedy · United States of America · 1920 · 25m

One Week

Director

Cast

Buster Keaton as The Groom Sybil Seely as The Bride Joe Roberts as Piano Mover (uncredited)

Crew

Elgin Lessley — Director of Photography Buster Keaton — Editor Edward F. Cline — Writer Buster Keaton — Writer Joseph M. Schenck — Producer

Tagline

Two reels of side-splitting fun arising from the trials of honeymooners…

Synopsis

Newlyweds receive a build-it-yourself house as a wedding gift—and the house can, supposedly, be built in "one week". A rejected suitor secretly re-numbers packing crates, and the husband struggles to assemble the house according to this new 'arrangement' of its parts.

Mood & Themes

silent film short film

Key Collaborators

Buster Keaton Director Edward F. Cline Director Elgin Lessley Director of Photography Buster Keaton Editor Edward F. Cline Writer Buster Keaton Writer Joseph M. Schenck Producer

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