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Play House (The) (short) (Blu-ray) (1921)
After waking up from his wacky dream, a theater stage hand inadvertently causes havoc everywhere he works.Director: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Shorts (with Play All) (141:18)
* "The Butcher Boy" (1917) (24:32)
* "The Rough House" (1917) (19:45)
* "His Wedding Night" (1917) (19:55)
* "Oh Doctor!" (1917) (23:49)
* "Coney Island" (1917) (25:36)
* "Out West" (1918) (20:53)
"Coney Island" Original Ending (0:45)
"About the Restoration" featurette (6:30)
DISC TWO
The Shorts (with Play All) (154:58)
* "The Bell Boy" (1918) (26:05)
* "Moonshine" (1918) (18:17)
* "Good Night, Nurse!" (1918) (22:50)
* "The Cook" (1918) (19:51)
* "Back Stage" (1919) (21:13)
* "The Hayseed" (1919) (21:46)
* "The Garage" (1919) (21:53)
Alternate music score for "Back Stage"
"Life With Buster Keaton" TV show excerpt (2:54)
DISC THREE
The Shorts (with Play All) (150:05)
* "The High Sign" (1920) (20:58)
* "One Week" (1920) (22:23)
* "Convict 13" (1920) (21:49)
* "The Scarecrow" (1920) (19:12)
* "Neighbors" (1920) (18:46)
* "The Haunted House" (1920) (23:53)
* "Hard Luck" (1921) (23:01)
Alternate music score for "Convict 13"
DISC FOUR
The Shorts (with Play All) (146:57)
* "The Goat" (1921) (23:39)
* "The Play House" (1921) (24:23)
* "The Boat" (1921) (27:02)
* "The Paleface" (1922) (25:09)
* "Cops" (1922) (18:13)
* "My Wife's Relations" (1922) (26:37)
"My Wife's Relations" alternate ending comparison (1:49)
DISC FIVE
The Shorts (with Play All) (160:49)
* "The Blacksmith: Version A" (1922) (22:49)
* "The Blacksmith: Version B" (1922) (22:10)
* "The Frozen North" (1922)(18:18)
* "Day Dreams" (1922) (24:29)
* "The Electric House" (1922) (22:47)
* "The Balloonatic" (1923) (26:15)
* "The Love Nest" (1923) (23:38)
Alternate music score for "Blacksmith: Version B"
Alternate music score for "The Frozen North"
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 26 page booklet.
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Films (with Play All function)
* “The ‘High Sign’” (1921) (19:44)
* “The ‘High Sign’” (1921) (Enhanced) (20:02)
* “One Week” (1920) (24:47)
* “Convict 13” (1920) (19:09)
* “The Scarecrow” (1920) (18:11)
* “Neighbors” (1920) (17:44)
* “The Haunted House” (1921) (20:45)
* ”Hard Luck” (1921) (21:36) (About 3 minutes are missing)
Visual Essays
- “The High Sign: A Filmmaker Emerges” by R. Emmet Sweeney (7:14)
- “One Week: Marvelous Toys” by David B. Pearson (6:53)
- “Savoring the Scarecrow or, Buster & the Sybil Trilogy” by Ken Gordon (7:40)
- “The Haunted House: Gags and Growth” by Jack Dragga (6:45)
- “Hard Luck: The Last Short to Be Found” by Bruce Lawton (5:25)
DISC TWO
The Films (with Play All function)
* The Film
* “The Goat” (1921) (23:27)
* “The Boat” (1921) (23:12)
* “The Boat” (1921) (Enhanced) (23:26)
* “The Paleface” (1922) (20:41)
* “Cops” (1922) (18:31)
* “Cops” (1922) (Enhanced) (18:44)
* “My Wife’s Relations” (1922) (24:24)
Visual Essays
- “The Goat Is Not a Goat” by David Kalat (4:46)
- “The Play House: An Accidental Masterpiece” by Patricia Eliot Tobias (6:29)
- “The Paleface and Other Titles” by Bret Wood (2:39)
- “On Scoring Cops and Helping Silent Films Live Again” by Ben Model (8:29)
- “A Cast of Characters: My Wife’s Relations” by Steve Massa (6:15)
The Men Who Would Be Buster – short films
- “Only Me” starring Lupino Lane (1929) (15:36)
- “Be Reasonable” starring Billy Bevan (1921) (Excerpt) (6:35)
- “Hello Baby!” (Excerpt) starring Charley Chase (1925) (0:53)
- “White Wings” starring Stan Laurel (1923) (0:50)
Outtakes
- The Goat (2:37)
- Cops (0:33)
- The Blacksmith (2:53)
- The Balloonatic (0:50)
- Day Dreams (0:34)
DISC THREE
The Films (with Play All function)
* “The Blacksmith” (1922) (21:50)
* “The Frozen North” (1922) (17:14)
* “Day Dreams” (1922) (23:18) (missing about 1 reel of footage)
* “The Electric House” (1922) (21:54) (possible missing footage in the opening)
* “The Balloonatic” (1923) (22:04)
* “The Balloonatic” (1923) (Enhanced) (22:16)
* “The Love Nest” (1923) (19:34)
Visual Essays
- “That Dud… The Blacksmith” by Bruce Lawton (6:12)
- “The Frozen North: Keaton’s Darkest Comedy” by Patricia Eliot Tobias (6:29)
- “Days Dreams and the Problems of Missing Film” by David B. Pearson (7:07)
- “Dreaming of the Love Nest” by David Kalat (6:01)
Tour of Filming Locations
- Silent Echoes: The Studio (4:48)
- Silent Echoes: Hollywood (4:12)
- Silent Echoes: Civic Center (4:21)
- Silent Echoes: Round-up (3:22)
Bonus Films
- “Character Studies” starring Carter de Haven (5:33)
- “Seeing Stars” (Excerpt) (2:45)
Promo for Lost Keaton on DVD (1:10) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet with an essay by Jeffrey Vance and notes on the films.
The "Enhanced" version of the films are DNR-applied versions of the films.
Also available in the "Buster Keaton Collection" which includes "Buster Keaton Short Films Collection", "The Saphead", "Our Hospitality", "Sherlock Jr.", "Three Ages", , "Seven Chances", "Go West", "Battling Butler", "The General", "Steamboat Bill, Jr.", "College", and "Lost Keaton". -
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Shorts
* "The Butcher Boy" (1917)
* "The Rough House" (1917)
* "His Wedding Night" (1917)
* "Oh Doctor!" (1917)
* "Coney Island" (1917)
* "Out West" (1918)
* "The Bell Boy" (1918)
* "Moonshine" (1918)
"Coney Island" Original Ending (0:45)
"About the Restoration" featurette (6:44)
DISC TWO
The Shorts
* "Good Night, Nurse!" (1918)
* "The Cook" (1918)
* "Back Stage" (1919)
* "The Hayseed" (1919)
* "The Garage" (1919)
* "The High Sign" (1920)
* "One Week" (1920)
* "Convict 13" (1920)
Audio commentary on "High Sign" by Joseph McBride
Audio commentary on "One Week" by Joseph McBride
Audio commentary on "Convict 13" by Joseph McBride
"That's Some Buster" visual essay by David Cairns (22:39)
"Life With Buster Keaton" TV show excerpt (2:50)
DISC THREE
The Shorts
* "The Scarecrow" (1920)
* "Neighbors" (1920)
* "The Haunted House" (1920)
* "Hard Luck" (1921)
* "The Goat" (1921)
* "The Play House" (1921)
* "The Boat" (1921)
* "The Paleface" (1922)
Audio commentary on "The Play House" by Joseph McBride
Audio commentary on "The Boat" by Joseph McBride
Interview with Pierre Étaix (12:13)
DISC FOUR
The Shorts
* "Cops" (1922)
* "My Wife's Relations" (1922)
* "The Blacksmith: Version A" (1922)
* "The Blacksmith: Version B" (1922)
* "The Frozen North" (1922)
* "Day Dreams" (1922)
* "The Electric House" (1922)
* "The Balloonatic" (1923)
* "The Love Nest" (1923)
Audio commentary on "Cops" by Joseph McBride (18:13)
"My Wife's Relations" alternate ending comparison (1:53)
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Part of the Buster Keaton: The Complete Short Films 1917-1923.
All shorts have newly recorded music scores and select shorts have alternate music scores.
Includes a 184 page book. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The UK collection has more films and the most extras, though note the US 1920-1923 Collection has differing exclusive extras.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A The Shorts Collection 1917-1923 America- Kino Lorber - No cuts - Lobster Films restoration (27:02)
- Blu-ray ALL Buster Keaton: Short Films Collection 1920-1923 America- Kino Video - No cuts (22:52).
- Blu-ray B Buster Keaton: The Complete Short Films 1917-1923 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - Lobster Films restoration.
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 05/02/15
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/08/16UPDATE LOG:
05/02/15: Initial entry.
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22/05/16: Addition of US 1917-1923.
02/08/16: Addition of UK.
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