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The Scarecrow (1920)

The Scarecrow poster
Directed by
Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 167 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Buster Keaton plays a farmhand who gets into humorous situations involving a scarecrow and a rivalry for a girl. The film features clever gags and stunts in a rural setting.

playfulslapsticklightheartedwhimsicalfast-pacedinventivecharmingphysical comedy

What happens

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

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