Day Dreams (1922 film)
Daydreams is a 1922 American short comedy film directed by and featuring Buster Keaton.[2] The film is most famous for a scene where Keaton finds himself on the inside of a riverboat paddle wheel.
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| Directed by | Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline |
| Produced by | Joseph M. Schenck |
| Written by | Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle |
| Starring | Buster Keaton |
| Cinematography | Elgin Lessley |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 19 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
Buster wants to marry a girl, but her father disapproves. Therefore Keaton vows he will go the city and get a job, or commit suicide. He takes several jobs (janitor, employee in an animal hospital, street cleaner, extra in a theatrical play,...) which all disastrously go wrong. In the final scenes he gets stuck inside a riverboat paddle wheel, where he has to run to get out of it. In the end he returns to his girlfriend's father, but since he failed in every way he is given a gun to shoot himself. Buster however manages to miss himself and is therefore kicked out the window by the girl's father.
Cast
- Buster Keaton as The Young Man
- Renée Adorée as The Girl
- Edward F. Cline as The Theater Director (uncredited)
- Joe Keaton as The Girls Father (uncredited)
- Joe Roberts as The Mayor (uncredited)
See also
References
- "Daydreams". archive.org. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- "Progressive Silent Film List: Daydreams". Silent Era. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daydreams (1922 film). |
- Daydreams on IMDb
- The short film Daydreams is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Day Dreams at the International Buster Keaton Society