''Love Nest on Wheels'' is a 1937

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short subject directed by Buster Keaton and

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. The film borrows heavily from Keaton's 1918 film '' The Bell Boy''. The film is notable because it is one of the rare times that Buster Keaton appeared onscreen with his family, whom he had performed with in

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Plot

Elmer and his family run a hotel which is on the verge of closure unless they pay their mortgage by the end of the day. A newly married couple arrive at the hotel and are quickly unimpressed by the dilapidated state it is in. Elmer convinces them to buy a trailer belonging to him, reasoning that they will be able to spend their honeymoon traveling the country instead of at the hotel. The couple agree to buy the trailer but Elmer discovers that his Uncle Jed has been using the trailer to house a cow which is now too big to get out. Representatives from the bank arrive to shut down the hotel but the family manages to free the cow from the trailer and successfully sell it to the couple in time to pay off their mortgage.

Cast

* Buster Keaton ... Elmer *

Myra Keaton Myra Edith Keaton (née Cutler; March 13, 1877 – July 21, 1955) was an American vaudeville performer and film actress. She was the mother of actor Buster Keaton. Early life and career Myra Keaton was born on March 13, 1877, in Modale, Io ...

... Elmer's Ma *

Al St. John Al St. John (also credited as Al Saint John and "Fuzzy" St. John; September 10, 1892 – January 21, 1963) was an early American motion-picture comedian. He was a nephew of silent film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, with whom he often performed on ...

... Uncle Jed *

Lynton Brent Lynton Wright Brent (August 2, 1897 – July 2, 1981) was an American film actor and a writer. He appeared in over 240 films between 1930 and 1950. Brent is best known for his prolific work with Columbia Pictures in the Three Stooges shor ...

... The Bridegroom * Diana Lewis ... The Bride *

Bud Jamison William Edward "Bud" Jamison (February 15, 1894 – September 30, 1944)Okuda, Ted, and Edward Watz. 1999. The Columbia Comedy Shorts: Two-reel Hollywood Film Comedies 1933–1958'. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. . was an American film actor. ...

... The Mortgage Holder * Louise Keaton ... Elmer's Sis * Harry Keaton ... Elmer's Brother

External links

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''Love Nest on Wheels''
at the

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