Comedy ·Fantasy · United States of America · 1921 · 24m

The Play House

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Director
Edward F. ClineBuster Keaton
Cast
Buster Keaton as Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand Edward F. Cline as Orangutan Trainer (uncredited) Virginia Fox as Twin (uncredited) Joe Murphy as One of the Zouaves (uncredited) Joe Roberts as Actor / Stage Manager (uncredited) Sybil Seely as Twin (uncredited)
Crew
Buster Keaton — Writer Edward F. Cline — Writer Joseph M. Schenck — Producer
Tagline

He apes the ape as no one else can ape him

Synopsis

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Edward F. Cline Director Buster Keaton Director Buster Keaton Writer Edward F. Cline Writer Joseph M. Schenck Producer
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