Suprisingly very good.
The best thing about the story is that buster is just there at the wrong time, at the wrong place but then also at the right place at the right time later in the film.
Its great. Also the gags where buster is trying to get away from all the guards is one of the funniest "chase" scenes in film. I also really liked the gag where buster just bounces up and down while a rope hangs around his neck.
Convict 13
BUSTER KEATON Supported by his celebrated family of Vaudeville fame — "The Four Keatons" in his second comedy — "Convict 13" You'll say this is as funny as Fatty Arbuckle ever made.
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
10/27/1920Runtime
22 minsGenres
Overview
A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
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How It Feels
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A nimble silent comedy where physical impossibility becomes the main joke, a hapless civilian trapped in a prison finds himself an unlikely hero through sheer accident and resourcefulness. Pure slapstick anarchy.
Mood
PlayfulAbsurdExhilarating
Themes
IdentityFreedom
Tone
Playful
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Stylized genrePractical effects
Structure
Single location
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