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Convict 13 (1920)

Convict 13 poster
Directed by
Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 138 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man in prison garb is mistaken for an inmate. He gets caught up in a series of comedic misunderstandings inside the prison walls.

slapstickplayfullow-stakeslightheartedwhimsicalmischievousbriskold-fashioned

What happens

Convict 13 is a 1920 two-reel silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton. It was written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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