One Week

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One Week is a 1920 silent short comedy film starring Buster Keaton, famous for its inventive physical gags about a newlywed couple attempting to assemble a do-it-yourself house.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
silent short comedy film
slapstick comedy film
cinematographyBy Elgin Lessley NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
Edward F. Cline NERFINISHED
distributor Metro Pictures NERFINISHED
era silent film era
featuresActor Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
Joe Roberts NERFINISHED
Sybil Seely NERFINISHED
featuresCharacterType newlywed couple
hasAlternateFormat Blu-ray release
DVD release
home video release
hasFilmTechnique physical comedy
sight gags
stunt work performed by Buster Keaton
hasGenre comedy film
short film
slapstick
hasMainTheme married life difficulties
technology and modernity causing chaos
hasScene house is struck by a train
house spins on its foundation during a storm
notableFor early example of Buster Keaton’s solo starring shorts
inventive physical gags involving a collapsing and rotating house
originalLanguage Silent film
partOf Buster Keaton filmography NERFINISHED
plotSummary A newlywed couple attempts to assemble a do-it-yourself prefabricated house with disastrous and comic results.
preservationStatus survives in multiple archival prints
producer Joseph M. Schenck NERFINISHED
productionCompany Buster Keaton Productions NERFINISHED
recognizedAs classic of silent film comedy
releaseDate 1920-09-01
releaseYear 1920
runtimeMinutes 25
setIn rural United States
starring Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
Sybil Seely NERFINISHED
writtenBy Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
Edward F. Cline NERFINISHED

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Buster Keaton notableWork One Week
Joe Roberts notableWork One Week
Sybil Seely notableWork One Week