This is a 1922 movie which also runs for roughly 22 minutes. Buster was in his mid-20s here and this was already at the end of his silent short film career. Once again he collaborated with Eddie Cline and was director, writer and lead actor. The supporting actors are Joe are Virginia Fox and Joe Roberts. These two worked with Leaton on several occasions as well. just like these several family members that Keaton cast in very minor roles.
Our hero is instructed to install new electrical equipment in a millionaire's house while he isn't on holidays. When he returns, everything is ready, but basically nothing is working properly. Almost all the jokes here deal with malfunctions of mechanical applications, such as a swimming pool, an escalator, a model railway etc. But it wasn't really funny and some of it also became a bit repetitive such as the escalator scenes. The only really funny moment I thought was at the end when the millionaire's daughter lets out the water and the millionaire is so angry that he lets it in again. Oh yeah.. the daughter in here delivers the romance aspect, but it's almost non-existent in this film compared to other silent classics. The (attempted) suicide scene is a fine example of what Keaton made different from other silent film stars. There is always some real tragedy to his characters, even if it's still somewhat funny. It's good. It fits his physical appearance I would say. All in all, however, I would not recommend watching this one. Not one of Stoneface's finest.
Our hero is instructed to install new electrical equipment in a millionaire's house while he isn't on holidays. When he returns, everything is ready, but basically nothing is working properly. Almost all the jokes here deal with malfunctions of mechanical applications, such as a swimming pool, an escalator, a model railway etc. But it wasn't really funny and some of it also became a bit repetitive such as the escalator scenes. The only really funny moment I thought was at the end when the millionaire's daughter lets out the water and the millionaire is so angry that he lets it in again. Oh yeah.. the daughter in here delivers the romance aspect, but it's almost non-existent in this film compared to other silent classics. The (attempted) suicide scene is a fine example of what Keaton made different from other silent film stars. There is always some real tragedy to his characters, even if it's still somewhat funny. It's good. It fits his physical appearance I would say. All in all, however, I would not recommend watching this one. Not one of Stoneface's finest.