Our Hospitality

"A Comedy with a Heart of Gold"

1923 1h 13m EN

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7.5

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7.8

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★7.5TMDB · 330🍅97%Rotten Tomatoes★7.8IMDB · 12,846

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Synopsis

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A young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.

“A Comedy with a Heart of Gold”

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Cast

Buster Keaton
William McKay
Joe Roberts
Joseph Canfield
Natalie Talmadge
Virginia Canfield
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Clayton Canfield
Craig Ward
Lee Canfield
Joe Keaton
The Engineer
Kitty Bradbury
Aunt Mary
Buster Keaton Jr.
Willie McKay - 1 Year Old

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John G. Blystone
Writers: Jean C. Havez, Joseph A. Mitchell, Clyde Bruckman
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John G. Blystone, shot by Gordon Jennings. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Buster Keaton and Joe Roberts and Natalie Talmadge carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "A Comedy with a Heart of Gold".

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7 / 7

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IMDB entry: tt0014341 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John G. Blystone directs. Gordon Jennings behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by John G. Blystone, shot by Gordon Jennings. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Buster Keaton and Joe Roberts and Natalie Talmadge carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A Comedy with a Heart of Gold".
7IMDB entry: tt0014341 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "rescue", "in love with enemy", "attempted murder", "horse".
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gordon Jennings
Costume design: Walter J. Israel
Stunt coordinator: Chick Collins
Runtime: 73 min · 1h 13m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Our Hospitality (1923)
Rotten Tomatoes: 97% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.8/10 · 12,846 votes
MPAA: Passed
US box office: $1,172,499

Awards

1 nomination total

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tmdb476334912018-05-04
★ 8/10
The horse-woman gag, and somehow not the stunt work, is what made me finally accept that Keaton > Chaplin
CinemaSerf2023-12-07
★ 7/10
Buster Keaton is the young "Willie McKay" who is returning home to his Appalachian home when he meets and immediately takes a shine to "Virginia Canfield" (Natalie Talmadge). Now these surnames make an huge difference to their chances of any relationship. Like the "Montague" and "Capulet" families of old, there is a vendetta that's been running for generations and that isn't going to end because these two fall in love. Indeed, when he visits their home, he discovers that the "Canfield" family have taken quite a drastic vow that could put an end to poor old "Willie" altogether! His saving grace is that they will not break the laws of hospitality, so he has to start thinking of ways of staying put - forever! Can he get his gal? Can he even keep breathing? This has plenty of traditional comedy stunts, a dynamited dam and slapstick fisticuffs but it's the trains that steal it for me. There are an astonishing, and entertaining, selection of contraptions that run on rails here for Keaton to use for travel and to maybe even escape his pursuers. People sedately seated in carriages filled with black smoke does raise a smile. The story itself does run a little too much to melodrama for me at times - but that was perhaps not helped by the rather soporific accompaniment that let it drag a bit. Great outdoor production though and a star who is very much at the top of his game makes for an engaging and enjoyable watch.