Two spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship.Two spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship.Two spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship.
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- 3 wins & 1 nomination
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- TriviaThe underwater scenes of Buster Keaton trying to repair the ship in full diving gear were originally intended to be filmed in the local municipal swimming pool in Riverside, California. However, the pool was not deep enough, so higher retaining walls were built around the edges, to hold more water. Unfortunately, the weight of the additional water broke the bottom of the pool, and Keaton had to pay for the repair. The production was moved to Lake Tahoe, where the water was very clear, but so cold that Keaton could only stay under for ten minutes at a time. The camera crew was sent down in a watertight box, with ice packed around the camera to keep the lens from fogging over.
- GoofsRollo Treadway (Buster Keaton) is supposedly boiling eggs in a large pot, but he grips the edge of the pot, as well as a utensil that's been hanging inside the pot, without burning himself.
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[title card]
[title card]: Rollo Treadway - Heir to the Treadway fortune - a living proof that every family tree must have its sap... Buster Keaton.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979)
Featured review
Of all the Buster Keaton films I have seen it is certainly not the best, but it is also not the worst. The story of a spoiled man (Rollo) who falls head over heels in love with a helpless woman (Betsy) seems as if it would be easy to hit the audience with punch line after punch line, but the jokes come out at such a sloth worthy pace that it is painstakingly obvious what will happen next. There are some scenes that made me laugh so hard my sides began to ache, but others barely warranted a smirk. It did show off Keaton's incredible nac for physical comedy. The circumstances leading to getting on the ship, the bad coffee, and the experiences after he is off, all show why he was ahead of his time in the movie industry.
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- Navigator
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- Lake Tahoe, California, USA(underwater sequences)
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- $220,000 (estimated)
- Runtime59 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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