The Love Nest

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The Love Nest is a 1922 silent comedy short film starring Buster Keaton, known for its darkly humorous tale of a man who escapes heartbreak by signing onto a whaling ship with a tyrannical captain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
black-and-white film
comedy film
silent short film
associatedWithPerson Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
Joseph M. Schenck NERFINISHED
colorProcess black and white
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
distributor First National Pictures NERFINISHED
era silent film era
featuresCharacter Buster Keaton character who escapes heartbreak
featuresCharacterType tyrannical ship captain
featuresGenreElement maritime comedy
featuresSetting whaling ship
filmFormat 35 mm
filmingCountry United States NERFINISHED
hasAudience general audience
hasGenre comedy
short film
slapstick
hasHistoricalContext early 1920s American cinema
hasMedium film
hasNotableStyle deadpan performance
physical comedy
hasTheme dark humor
heartbreak
sea voyage
tyranny
isBlackAndWhite true
languageIntertitles English
notableFor darkly humorous treatment of heartbreak and maritime life
originalLanguage Silent film
partOf Buster Keaton short films
plotSummary A heartbroken man escapes by signing onto a whaling ship with a tyrannical captain.
producer Joseph M. Schenck NERFINISHED
productionCompany Buster Keaton Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1922-04-10
releaseYear 1922
runtimeMinutes 20
starring Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
starsPerformer Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
title The Love Nest NERFINISHED
writer Buster Keaton NERFINISHED

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Joe Roberts notableWork The Love Nest
Sybil Seely notableWork The Love Nest