The Play House

Oct 26, 1921

0h 24m

★ 6.8

He apes the ape as no one else can ape him

Overview

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works.

Genres

Comedy

Fantasy

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Cast

Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand

Buster Keaton

Orangutan Trainer (uncredited)

Edward F. Cline

Twin (uncredited)

Virginia Fox

One of the Zouaves (uncredited)

Joe Murphy

Actor / Stage Manager (uncredited)

Joe Roberts

Twin (uncredited)

Sybil Seely

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