Talking films had taken over the film industry by the time spite marriage went into production in november 1928. Watch the full length movie of spite marriage online or on the fios mobile app. Buster keaton collection the cameraman spite marriage. Spite marriage 1929 edward sedgwick, buster keaton. This was the last time he was given any credit for directing or having much creative input into a film beyond being an actor. See more ideas about marriage, comedians and silent film. Spite marriage 1929 edward sedgwick, buster keaton, dorothy sebastian, edward earle. Buy tickets online for our november silent film, the music house presents buster keatons spite marriage with accompaniment by dave calendine on the mighty wurlitzer theater organ. This film is certainly not buster keatons best work, though thats a very high bar.
Spite marriage definition of spite marriage by merriam. Spite marriage is the final silent picture of keatons comedy career though there are many sound effects and the last. Spite marriage 1929 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Spite marriage is the only film buster made that was a combination of talkie and silent i call it a hybrid. While the production has no recorded dialogue, it does feature an accompanying synchronized score as well as recorded. Watch spite marriage full movie in hd visit an unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a pop. He is ecstatic or as ecstatic as the pokerfaced comedian ever gets until he finds out why sebastian has said i do. Buster keaton plays a lovestruck tailor whos infatuated with an actress in spite marriage, an enjoyable, but relatively minor, entry in keatons oeuvre that was his last silent movie. A hapless tailors assistant falls hard for a snooty actress who suddenly agrees to marry him when her fiance dumps her. The 1929 movie, the spite marriage, opens with buster keaton attending what appears to be a lousy play. Spite marriage is a 1929 silent comedy starring buster keaton, codirected by keaton and edward sedgwick. Complet dabord, les rejet dans ce cinematographe est sympathique, celui dont signifie qui lamour en tenant lauditoire but. Spite marriage 1929 full movie download full hd youtube. A prime example of this is when keatons character tries to cheer up his new bride with.
This 1929 classic was buster keatons final silent film, and, while not as well known as some of his other films, it contains some of the funniest scenes he ever committed to film. Underrated but pretty funny, keatons final silent film has touches of his genius but his lessened control over the film makes you think what could have been. When she is jilted by her fiance edward earle, sebastian spitefully marries keaton. Spite marriage is a 1929 silent comedy film starring buster keaton and dorothy sebastian. Buster keaton and dorothy sebastian and leila hyams. Spite marriage starring buster keaton with dave calendine. In this comedic treasure, keaton plays elmer, a hapless tailors assistant, who falls hard for trilby drew dorothy sebastian, a snooty actress in love with lionel benmore edward earle. Spite marriage 1929 cast and crew whenever elmer buster keaton sees actress trilby drew dorothy sebastian, his heart beats wildly, but she only. Keatons final silent before the talkies took over, spite marriage stars keaton as a lovelorn fan obsessed with a stage star played by dorothy sebastian. Opening scenes, actor lionel edward earle introducing costar and girlfriend trilby dorothy sebastian, who is then pursued by what today would be called a stalker, elmer buster keaton, a pantspresser, in mgms spite marriage, 1929.
When it was made in late 1928, the sound system used was similar to what was used in the jazz singer. Leaving his independent film making and being an employee of mgm would be something he would later call the biggest mistake of his career. Spite marriage is the final silent picture of keatons comedy career though there are many sound effects and the last one ill watch where he can be credited as director. Buster had wanted to make the film with sound, using a minimum of dialogue and sound effects, but mgm refused, as they wanted to use the few sound stages they had available for musicals and dramas rather than comedies. But what he doesnt realize is that he is being used to make the actress old flame jealous. One of buster keatons least known works is his last silent film, spite marriage 1929. The plot meanders and lacks the charm and spontaneity we. Alas, the poor groom is the last to learn that his dream wedding is only a spite marriage.
Spite marriage 1929 changes the movie database tmdb. The plot meanders and lacks the charm and spontaneity we love from him. Were thrilled to welcome back the talented musicians of the mont alto motion picture orchestra to accompany buster keaton s spite marriage 1929, screened in a 35mm print. Keatons last silent feature takes the classic keaton form. Spite marriage was buster keatons last silent film. An unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Because its a corporate comedy from the mgm assembly line the film can be a bit plotheavy at times, but even so allows room for some now classic routines. Spite marriage is a 1929 american silent comedy film codirected by buster keaton and edward sedgwick and starring keaton and dorothy sebastian. The star of a film comedian waxes and wanes more rapidly than that of any other. In his last silent film, buster keaton plays a pantspresser who pines for aloof stage actress dorothy sebastian.
Spite marriage 1929 movie clip get rid of that epidemic. Spite marriage 1929 an unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. Elmer, works for a dry cleaner, who idolizes stage actress, trilby drew. See more ideas about marriage, silent film and comedians. Buster keaton our hospitality 1923 full movie duration. The creative control continued to slide from him by contracting with metrogoldwynmayer and slaving away at several productions a year. Spite marriage 1929 directed by buster keaton, edward sedgwick. The buster keaton show s01e01 life with buster keaton. With buster keaton, dorothy sebastian, edward earle, leila hyams. It too often relies on simple pratfalls, and there is not. Actors who seem like comic genius can in the space of only 510 years deplete their reserves of gags and jokes. Buster plays elmer, a humble worker in a dry cleaners. Les acteurs apres actrices agissent eleve malgre cette films puis histoire sont total simplement remarquable apres vous faire demander. Surprisingly, keaton wanted this film to be a talkie, but the studio wanted to use their sound sets for musicals and dramas rather than comedy.