The Scarecrow is a 1920 American two-reel silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton, and written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline.Fristoe, Roger. "The Scarecrow." Turner Classic Movies. November 7, 2017.
Plot
Buster plays a farmhand who competes with his housemate (Roberts) to win the love of the farmer's daughter (Sybil Seely). Running from a dog that he believes is rabid, he races around brick walls, jumps through windows, and falls into a hay thresher that rips off most of his clothes. After Sybil’s father sees him in this compromising position, he is forced to flee and borrow a scarecrow's clothes in a nearby field as a disguise. After he escapes, he runs into Sybil and trips into a kneeling position while tying his shoes which Sybil interprets as a proposal. They speed off on a motorcycle, with Joe and the farmer (played by Buster's father, Joe) in hot pursuit. Scooping up a minister during the chase, they are married on the speeding motorcycle and splash into a stream, where they are pronounced man and wife.
Cast
Buster Keaton as Farmhand #1 Edward F. Cline as Hit-and-Run Truck Driver (uncredited) Luke the Dog as The "Mad" Dog (uncredited) Joe Keaton as Farmer (uncredited) Joe Roberts as Farmhand #2 (uncredited) Sybil Seely as Farmer's Daughter (uncredited) Al St. John as Man with Motorbike (uncredited)
Music In 2013, the Dallas Chamber Symphony commissioned composer Brian Satterwhite to write and original musical score for The Scarecrow. It premiered during a concert screening at Moody Performance Hall on November 19, 2013 with Richard McKay conducting.
See also List of American films of 1920 Buster Keaton filmography
References
External links
The Scarecrow at AllMovie The Scarecrow on YouTube The Scarecrow at the International Buster Keaton Society