The Scarecrow

Uses animation to describe the adventures of two cuckoo birds and a scarecrow.

Buster plays a farmhand who competes with Joe Roberts to win the love of the farmer's daughter (Sybil Seely) Buster races around brick walls, jumps through windows, and falls into a hay thresher. He is forced to borrow the clothes of a scarecrow in a nearby field. Buster trips into a kneeling position while tying his shoes, and Sybil believes he is proposing marriage to her.

Credits

Directed by
Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Written by
Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Cast
Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, Joe Keaton, Al St. John, Joe Roberts, Sybil Seely
Produced by
Joseph M. Schenck
Cinematography
Elgin Lessley
Edited by
Buster Keaton

Copyright

Complete catalog record
Uses animation to describe the adventures of two cuckoo birds and a scarecrow.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, format, sound, genre, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q1057612 ↗ — creator, length, color, country, credits, copyright
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