Bei mir - Niagara

Originaltitel: Our Hospitality

1923
0
1 Std. 5 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,7/10

12.809

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Buster Keaton, Buster Keaton Jr., Joe Keaton, and Natalie Talmadge in Bei mir - Niagara (1923)

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1 Video

49 Fotos

Comedy Romance Thriller

Ein Mann kehrt zu seinem appalachenischen Gehöft zurück. Auf der Reise verliebt er sich in eine junge Frau. Das einzige Problem ist, dass ihre Familie geschworen hat, jedes Mitglied seiner F... Alles lesenEin Mann kehrt zu seinem appalachenischen Gehöft zurück. Auf der Reise verliebt er sich in eine junge Frau. Das einzige Problem ist, dass ihre Familie geschworen hat, jedes Mitglied seiner Familie zu töten.Ein Mann kehrt zu seinem appalachenischen Gehöft zurück. Auf der Reise verliebt er sich in eine junge Frau. Das einzige Problem ist, dass ihre Familie geschworen hat, jedes Mitglied seiner Familie zu töten.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,7/10

12.809

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Canfield's 1st Son
(as Ralph Bushman)

Monte Collins

The Parson

Craig Ward

Canfield's 2nd Son

Kitty Bradbury

The Aunt

Buster Keaton Jr.

Willie McKay - 1 Year Old

Jim Blackwell

Canfield's servant
(Nicht genannt)

Erwin Connelly

Husband Quarreling with Wife
(Nicht genannt)

Edward Coxen

John McKay
(Nicht genannt)

Jack Duffy

Sam Gardner
(Nicht genannt)

Jean Dumas

Mrs. McKay
(Nicht genannt)

Tom London

James Canfield
(Nicht genannt)

George Marion

Traffic Policeman
(Nicht genannt)

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During the filming of the scene in which Buster Keaton is being swept downstream towards the waterfall, he was attached to a 'holdback' cable, concealed in the river. During the filming of the scene, the cable broke, and he was hurled down the rapids, battered by rocks and limbs, and was only barely able to grab an overhanging branch, which held him just long enough for the crew to reach and rescue him. This scene remains in the final print, and is fairly easy to spot. Just look for the point at which Keaton is being pulled downriver and 1) he suddenly looks back towards the camera, and 2) his speed in the water doubles, almost causing him to fly out of frame.

Patzer
When the donkey refuses to move from the rail tracks, the engineer and others curve the tracks around him. The long shot that shows the train moving past the donkey, however, shows the tracks back in a straight line.

Zitate
Joseph Canfield: Jim - I've been trying to forget this fued-why can't you do the same?
James Canfield: No! - I came a long way to kill him-and I'm going to do it tonight!

Alternative Versionen
In 1995, Film Preservation Associates, Inc. copyrighted a 73-minute version of this film with a music score compiled by Donald Hunsberger.

Verbindungen
Edited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979)

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A Definite Must For Buster Keaton Fanatics

A parody of a real-life feud between two families in the 19th century, Buster Keaton's Our Hospitality may not be as memorable as Sherlock Jr. or The General but it nonetheless works as yet another accomplished piece of technical filmmaking from "The Great Stone Face" and packs in a few genuinely hilarious situations over the course of its runtime but there are also numerous stretches of nothingness in between that never lets it off the ground.

The story of Our Hospitality covers the feud between two families that has been ongoing for so long that no one remembers who or what started it in the first place. The plot follows a young man who, while en route to his hometown, meets a girl on the train and they soon become acquainted. Invited to supper at her place, he ultimately learns that she belongs to the rival family and he's going to be executed by her kins as soon as he departs, following which he keeps finding ways to not leave the house.

Directed by Buster Keaton, Our Hospitality is part serious family drama & part comedy and while both these elements are blended nicely, there are still a few overstretched dramatic moments in between that could've been further trimmed. The situation comedy however is expertly handled and Keaton's deadpan expressions only help in making it all the more effective. From a technical standpoint, there isn't really much to complain about as the set pieces, black-n-white photography & other elements are brilliantly executed.

On an overall scale, Our Hospitality once again presents Buster Keaton in control of his craft, but its desired effect does feel diminished by time. There are moments that make you wonder how Keaton pulled it off, like the famous waterfall rescue scene, but there is quite a bit of plodding to sit through if all you are looking for is some good old-fashioned laughs. I do appreciate the technical mastery presented here and its contribution to its genre cannot be downplayed but I did expect more from what this silent classic eventually had in store. Still, worth your time & money and a definite must for Keaton fanatics.