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Our Hospitality is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Buster Keaton and John G. Blystone. Starring Keaton, Joe Roberts , and Natalie Talmadge and distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation , it uses slapstick and situational comedy to tell the story of Willie McKay, caught in the middle of the infamous "Canfield–McKay" feud, an ...
Mar 20, 2020 · Our Hospitality (1923) was Buster Keaton’s second self-produced and directed (along with with John G. Blystone) full-length feature that was full of groundbreaking gags, which established him as the most athletic and stylistically daring of the esteemed silent comedians.
Feb 16, 2023 · Our Hospitality was widely praised by critics and audiences alike, and did very well at the box office, grossing even more than Keaton’s anticipated Three Ages. It was declared one of the funniest pictures ever made and admired for its thrilling stunt work.
Despite some outdated elements, for obvious reasons, this film is still full of Buster Keaton’s charm and courage. So many impressive shots and good doggos in this one.
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- Joseph M. Schenck Productions
- Buster Keaton, John G. Blystone
Feb 1, 2016 · After the prologue, the movie builds into its humorous tone of the story as young Willie McKay (John’s son, played by Keaton) makes his way south to Rockville to claim his inherited property, making his way into an unknown community and unknowingly becoming the center of the feud.
Aug 27, 2016 · Our Hospitality is the only Keaton film to feature both his father, as the train engineer, and his infant son who played a young Willie. Thus it was, appropriately, a whole family affair, rife with themes of homeliness and hospitality.
Today, Our Hospitality is recognized as Keaton’s first great film and represents a leap forward from the two-reel format and the herald of a short but remarkable string of feature-length cinematic masterpieces. Presented at Special Event, February 2009 with live music by Philip Carli.
