IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.1K
YOUR RATING
After being mistakenly certified as an electrical engineer, Buster is hired to wire a house.After being mistakenly certified as an electrical engineer, Buster is hired to wire a house.After being mistakenly certified as an electrical engineer, Buster is hired to wire a house.
Buster Keaton
- Buster
- (as 'Buster' Keaton)
Virginia Fox
- The Millionaire's Daughter
- (uncredited)
Joe Keaton
- Buster's Father in Prologue
- (uncredited)
Louise Keaton
- Buster's Sister in Prologue
- (uncredited)
Myra Keaton
- Buster's Mother in Prologue
- (uncredited)
Laura La Varnie
- Guest
- (uncredited)
Steve Murphy
- Real Electrical Engineer
- (uncredited)
Joe Roberts
- Millionaire
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Writers
- Buster Keaton
- Edward F. Cline
- Jeffrey Vance(1995 version)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilming was delayed when star Buster Keaton got his foot caught in the escalator and broke his ankle. During his recovery, Keaton released his previously shelved film, The 'High Sign' (1921), and filmed The Play House (1921). Upon his return to this short, he abandoned his original footage and started fresh. Little is known about the first version, and no scenes are known to still exist.
- Alternate versionsIn 1995, Film Preservation Associates copyrighted a version with new titles by Jeffrey Vance and a music soundtrack arranged by Robert Israel. The running time was 24 minutes.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979)
Featured review
Keaton's version of "Modern Times"
In 1936, Charlie Chaplin released his classic "Modern Times", in which, among other things, he poked fun at unnecessary mechanical gadgets, such as the hilarious 'eating machine'. Well, back in 1922, Buster Keaton had released his comparable satire of marginally useful new gadgets for houses, which seemed useful at first, but then showed their downside when not used properly........In the beginning, Buster is shown graduating from college, having majored in botany, but, with a mix-up in the distribution of diplomas, his said he majored in electrical engineering. It happened that the dean(Joe Roberts) announced that he wanted someone to electrify his house. Buster volunteered and was accepted, after the real graduate in electrical engineering was rejected, because his diploma said he graduated in manicuring. Buster found a manual on electrical wiring, and went to work while the dean and his daughter(played by Virginia Fox) went on a 2 week vacation. He came up with some interesting inventions, most controlled by pushing buttons. I won't enumerate these gadgets, as I want you to discover them yourself. When the real electrical engineer(played by Steve Murphy) somehow sneaked into the house, found the control room, and started switching wires and pulling switches, often the gadgets went haywire, providing humor. To me, this film is as entertaining as Keaton's much acclaimed "Week One", released 2 years earlier.
helpful•31
- weezeralfalfa
- Sep 2, 2018
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- The Electrical House
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content