''Nothing But Pleasure'' is the third short subject American comedian Buster Keaton made for

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. Keaton made a total of ten films for the studio between 1939 and 1941.

Plot summary

Clarence Plunkett (Buster) and his wife (

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) drive to

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to buy a new car. To save money on the shipping fee, they decide to drive it back home.

Production

This short was later remade as an episode of ''

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External links

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