"The Play House" is a 1921 silent black-and-white short film written by, directed by and starring silent movie legend Buster Keaton. His regular collaborators Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts and Edward F. Cline are on board again too. The latter is his co-director, co-writer and also supporting actor. Unfortunately, I must say this is possibly the weakest Keaton film I have seen. It's really getting too much of a one-man show by now and I wish they would create realistic stories around the supporting players as well. The fact that Keaton plays a dozen different characters in this one, even females is very telling. Apart from that, some scenes of the film looked like these very early 1-minute films from the 1890s. They were okay for their time, but 25 years later it simply isn't enough anymore. The jokes and slapstick weren't particularly entertaining either. Not recommended.
Review of The Play House
