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The Scarecrow (1920 film)

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Wikipedia article




'The Scarecrow' is a 1920 American two-reel silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton, and written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline.Fristoe, Roger. [http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/443505%7C92537/The-Scarecrow.html "The Scarecrow."] 'Turner Classic Movies'. November 7, 2017.

Plot



Buster plays a farmhand who competes with his housemate (Roberts) to win the love of the farmer's daughter (Sybil Seely). Running from a dog that he believes is rabid, he races around brick walls, jumps through windows, and falls into a hay thresher that rips off most of his clothes. He is forced to borrow a scarecrow's clothes in a nearby field. He then trips into a kneeling position while tying his shoes, and Sybil believes he is proposing marriage. They speed off on a motorcycle, with Joe and the farmer (played by Buster's father, Joe) in hot pursuit. Scooping up a minister during the chase, they are married on the speeding motorcycle and splash into a stream, where they are pronounced man and wife.

Cast



* Buster Keaton as Farmhand #1

* Edward F. Cline as Hit-and-Run Truck Driver (uncredited)

* Luke the Dog as The "Mad" Dog (uncredited)

* Joe Keaton as Farmer (uncredited)

* Joe Roberts as Farmhand #2 (uncredited)

* Sybil Seely as Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)

* Al St. John as Man with Motorbike (uncredited)

* Mary Astor as (uncredited & cut)

See also



* List of American films of 1920

* Buster Keaton filmography

References




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