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Our Hospitality

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Sole heir Willie McKay (Buster Keaton) journeys by train from New York City to Kentucky to claim his fortune amid a decades-old feud with the Canfield family. En route, he meets and is smitten with young beauty Virginia (Natalie Talmadge), who invites him to dinner, but he realizes too late that she is the only daughter of patriarch Joseph Canfield (Joe Roberts). The rules of hospitality protect McKay from harm in their house, but he must outwit her brothers to resolve the feud.
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Adam Kempenaar Filmspotting 03/04/2022
4/5
That waterfall swing and rescue of Talmadge was surely one of the greatest, most thrilling action scenes in cinema history in 1923 and in 2022, it still is. Go to Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker 09/03/2019
Buster Keaton's ingenuity, acrobatics, and romanticism flourish equally in this antic twist on melodrama... Go to Full Review TIME Magazine 06/01/2015
The Keatons, four of them, combine to make this picture highly hilarious. Go to Full Review James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk 03/27/2024
3.5/4
a much more assured and mature work, not to mention a film that is decidedly more cinematic in its visuals than Keaton's previous feature Go to Full Review Jules Caldeira Film Inquiry 04/01/2023
Our Hospitality stands on its own as a masterful comedy while also paving the way for his films to come. It is a must for comedy nerds and fans of old Hollywood alike. Go to Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm 02/25/2022
2.5/4
...plays more like straight-up adventure than the ticklish comedy Keaton had mostly been known for. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Cody J Sep 28 Holds up remarkably well at over a century old. Besides its historic importance (apparently being one of the first comedies with a proper narrative) this is a genuinely funny and suspenseful movie and about as accessible as silent film gets. See more David F Mar 16 A great, classic, silent comedy. See more Leaburn O Feb 20 Keaton at his best. The amazing thing is that slapstick is centred on one premise alone but it manages to faultlessly carry the film for an hour or so without being boring. The capers remain funny over 100 years later. Watched on Amazon Prime. See more 11/23/2022 This satirical Hatfield–McCoy feud motion picture is called Our Hospitality. It's the story of Willie McKay (Buster Keaton) being in love with a Canfield (Natalie Talmadge) and her family is obviously upset by it. It is my hospitality to say that this movie is really fantastic. The film had beautiful cinematography. Buster Keaton's performance in this movie was fantastic as well. The visuals that were in this film (preferably when Keaton swings trapeze-like on a rope, catching Natalie Talmadge). Buster Keaton's Our Hospitality is a thrilling yet hilarious film that is quite honestly so unique. See more 06/04/2022 A terrific film for it's time it has an amazing comedy/action scene in the final act. See more Ethan S 02/09/2021 What a great picture. Excellent sight gags mixed with some hair-raising stunts. The sections featuring the very primitive train would be revisited in Keaton's equally excellent film The General a couple of years later. See more Read all reviews
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John G. Blystone

Director

Buster Keaton

Director

Buster Keaton

Willie McKay (21 years old)

Natalie Talmadge

Virginia Canfield

Buster Keaton Jr.

Willie McKay (1 year old)

Joe Keaton

The Engineer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Sole heir Willie McKay (Buster Keaton) journeys by train from New York City to Kentucky to claim his fortune amid a decades-old feud with the Canfield family. En route, he meets and is smitten with young beauty Virginia (Natalie Talmadge), who invites him to dinner, but he realizes too late that she is the only daughter of patriarch Joseph Canfield (Joe Roberts). The rules of hospitality protect McKay from harm in their house, but he must outwit her brothers to resolve the feud.
Director
John G. Blystone, Buster Keaton
Screenwriter
Clyde Bruckman, Jean Havez, Joseph A. Mitchell
Distributor
Image Entertainment Inc., Kino Video
Production Co
Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 19, 1923, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2019
Runtime
1h 14m
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