''The Love Nest'' is a 1923 American short comedy
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
written and directed by and starring
Buster Keaton.
Plot
In order to escape from his life and his lost love, Keaton sets off on his small
boat
A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size, shape, cargo or passenger capacity, or its ability to carry boats.
Small boats are typically found on inl ...
, ''Cupid'', but runs into the
whaling
Whaling is the process of hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that became increasingly important in the Industrial Revolution.
It was practiced as an organized industr ...
ship, ''The Love Nest''. The whaler's merciless captain throws crew members overboard for even the slightest offense.
After his steward accidentally pours hot tea over the captain's hand, the captain tosses him overboard and replaces him with Keaton. Despite a series of mishaps, Keaton manages to avoid the fate of other crewmen.
But Keaton desires to escape, and chops a hole in the hull to sink the boat. He escapes in a lifeboat with no idea where land is.
He docks at the rear of a platform he is unaware is a target bullseye for naval gunnery practice. The Navy scores a direct hit and Keaton is seen hurtled skyward; angel-wing style.
Keaton then wakes up in his own boat; which had never left the dock. The whole thing had been a dream.
Cast
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Buster Keaton - Buster Keaton
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Joe Roberts - Captain of the Whaler
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Virginia Fox - The Girl
See also
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List of American films of 1923
This is a list of American films released in 1923.
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Shorts
See also
* 1923 in the United States
References
External links
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Buster Keaton filmography
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List of United States comedy films
This is a list of American comedy films.
Comedy films are separated into two categories: short films and feature films. Any film over 40 minutes long is considered to be of feature-length (although most feature films produced since 1950 are co ...
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1923 in film
The following is an overview of 1923 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
Top-grossing films (U.S.)
The top seven films released in 1923 by U.S. gross are as follows:
Events
*April 4 â ...
External links
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''The Love Nest''at the
International Buster Keaton Society The International Buster Keaton Society Inc.— a.k.a. "The Damfinos"—is the official educational organization dedicated to comedy film producer-director-writer-actor-stuntman Buster Keaton.
Mission
According to the Damfinos, their mission is "t ...
1923 films
1923 comedy films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Films about whaling
Films directed by Buster Keaton
Films directed by Edward F. Cline
Silent American comedy films
Films produced by Joseph M. Schenck
Films with screenplays by Buster Keaton
1923 short films
American comedy short films
1920s American films
Silent adventure films
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