Movie: The Play House

Top 6 Billed Cast

Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton

Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand

Edward F. Cline
Edward F. Cline

Orangutan Trainer (uncredited)

Virginia Fox
Virginia Fox

Twin (uncredited)

Joe Murphy
Joe Murphy

One of the Zouaves (uncredited)

Joe Roberts
Joe Roberts

Actor / Stage Manager (uncredited)

Sybil Seely
Sybil Seely

Twin (uncredited)

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  • Overview

    Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works.

  • Release Date

    1921-10-26

  • Average

    6.783

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    He apes the ape as no one else can ape him

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