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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 230

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

193173 minUnited States

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 72:35
Subtitles: English

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Synopsis

A man cannot marry until his prospective sister-in-law finds an exciting suitor of her own. An accident introduces a painfully timid stranger who might be made to fit that description. Recasting his personality creates a chain of romantic and domestic misunderstandings.

Cast

Buster Keaton

Reginald Irving

Charlotte Greenwood

Polly Hathaway

Reginald Denny

Jeffrey Haywood

Cliff Edwards

Bell Hop

DirectorsEdward Sedgwick

Historical context

Buster Keaton's early MGM sound comedies place his physical precision within dialogue-driven farce. The contrast between a timid man and an invented romantic reputation provides the mechanism here.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.

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Buster Keaton — Unknown author · Public domain
Charlotte Greenwood — Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Reginald Denny — Photoplay Publishing Company (Life time: 1980) · Public domain
Cliff Edwards — William P. Gottlieb · Public domain

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