Our Hospitality (1923)
- Directed by
- John G. Blystone, Buster Keaton
- Genre
- silent film, romantic comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 04m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 321 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man returns to his family home and gets caught up in a long-standing feud between two families. He must navigate danger and romance in the rural American South.
lightheartedwittywhimsicalplayfulmildly tensenostalgicabsurd
What happens
Our Hospitality is a 1923 American silent period comedy film directed by Buster Keaton and John G. Blystone. Keaton stars as a young man who returns to his family home only to find himself embroiled in a generations-long family feud based on the real–life Hatfield–McCoy feud. Joe Roberts and Natalie Talmadge also feature. Produced by Joseph M. Schenck and released by Metro Pictures in theaters on November 19, 1923, Our Hospitality has grossed over $500,000 at the box office. It was a groundbreaking work of comic cinema, as Keaton included "careful integration of gags into a dramatically coherent storyline," "meticulous attention to period detail" and beautiful cinematography and extensive location shooting"—a contrast to the era's other slapstick comedies. Turner Classic Movies describes Our Hospitality as a "silent film for which no apologies need be made to modern viewers." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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