The Electric House
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The Electric House is a 1922 silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton, known for its inventive gags involving a technologically automated home.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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short film ⓘ silent comedy film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Elgin Lessley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director |
Buster Keaton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward F. Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | First National Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Buster Keaton character mistaken for an electrical engineer ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
mistaken identity
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technology and automation in the home ⓘ |
| hasAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat |
black-and-white
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silent with intertitles ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Comedy film
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Short film ⓘ Slapstick film ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
example of early cinematic depictions of home automation
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represents Buster Keaton’s technical ingenuity in set design and gags ⓘ |
| hasSetting | suburban house ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
physical comedy
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visual gag-driven narrative ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| isSilent | true ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex mechanical special effects
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inventive gags involving a technologically automated home ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | Buster Keaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A botany student is mistaken for an electrical engineer and installs elaborate automated devices in a house, leading to comic chaos. ⓘ |
| producer | Joseph M. Schenck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Buster Keaton Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1922-08-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 23 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| starring | Buster Keaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starsPerformerAsRole | Buster Keaton as a botany student ⓘ |
| title | The Electric House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
automated bathtub
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automated dining table ⓘ automated staircase ⓘ mechanized pool table ⓘ |
| writer |
Buster Keaton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward F. Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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