The Scarecrow (1920 film)
- Buster Keaton - Keaton servant
- Joe Roberts - Roberts servant
- Joe Keaton - Farmer
- Sybil Seely - the daughter's of Farmers
- Luke the Dog - the dog
- Edward F. Cline - Truck Driver
- Al St. John - man on a motorcycle
- A pastor
Buster Keaton's marriage with obstacles ( Original title: The Scarecrow ) is an American slapstick film from 1920 The film is based on the screenplay by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, who also took over as director.. The film was released on 22 December 1920 in America.
Action
The servants Keaton and Roberts live in a modest cottage and have come to terms with cramped conditions of their dwelling. However, the two have a very different problem, they have fallen in love with the daughter of the farmer and want to make her a proposal of marriage.
When both want to talk with her, the farmer appears and sends his daughter to the house. There, she bakes a cream pie that is eaten a little later from the farm dog. As Keaton comes to the farm to become engaged with her, he is so frightened by the white foam at the mouth of the dog, that he flees from this. Roberts runs to the nearest pharmacy and worried there anything to treat it if necessary. Keaton loses during which his clothes and closes thereafter with the dog peace.
Roberts is hit by a truck and must take care of himself, as the truck driver commits hit and run. He returns back to the farm and makes the daughter of the farmer in this state a request. This rejects it. Keaton returns, meanwhile, in his underwear on the farm back in order to make her an application. He will be scared away from the farmer. He flees to a scarecrow and dresses up a completely new.
Having the farmer and his competitors annoyed several times, he is forced to flee from their wrath and makes the farmer's daughter a request. Together they flee to the city and first steal a horse and then a motorcycle. The farmer rushes after them with the car. During their escape they take a pastor in her car, which they then ecclesiastical trusts while driving.
Background information
Luke the Dog was the dog of Fatty Arbuckle, which was used for the production of 10 films. Joe Keaton took over the role of the farmer here is in fact the father of Buster Keaton. The film was shot at 618 Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills.
For the small cabin of the two servants, the set designer Fred Gabourie came up with lots of little details. So have the two example a phonograph, which can be converted into a gas stove with a few simple steps.
Robert Israel gave the 1995 movie his background music.