Love Nest on Wheels
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Love Nest on Wheels is a 1937 film directed by Buster Keaton
and Charles Lamont
. The Internet Movie Database cites the plot as "Elmer, the eldest son in a family of hillbillies who manage a hotel, attempts to raise money to save the hotel from foreclosure." The film borrows heavily from Keaton's 1918 film The Bell Boy
.
The film is notable because it is one of the only times that Buster Keaton appeared onscreen with his family, whom he had performed with in vaudeville
.
Buster Keaton
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face".Keaton was recognized as the...
and Charles Lamont
Charles Lamont
Charles Lamont was a prolific film director of over 200 titles, and the producer and writer of many others. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and died in Los Angeles, California, USA.-Career:...
. The Internet Movie Database cites the plot as "Elmer, the eldest son in a family of hillbillies who manage a hotel, attempts to raise money to save the hotel from foreclosure." The film borrows heavily from Keaton's 1918 film The Bell Boy
The Bell Boy
The Bell Boy is a short film produced and released in 1918 by the Comique film company.The film stars Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton as bellboys in Elk's Head Hotel. They cause trouble with each other and guests. The elevator is powered by a stubborn horse, a sham robbery turns into a real one,...
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The film is notable because it is one of the only times that Buster Keaton appeared onscreen with his family, whom he had performed with in vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
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