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Actors: Buster Keaton, Dorothy Sebastian, Edward Earle, Leila Hyams, William Bechtel, John Byron, Hank Mann, Edward Brophy.
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Spite Marriage (1929) |
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A humble pants-presser (Buster Keaton) falls hopelessly in love with a big star of the stage (Dorothy Sebastian). His chance to get near his idol comes about when one of the players in her current production is forced to flee the
police and the pants-presser, who knows every line in the play (he has seen it 67 times), is induced to take his place. Although the inept fan causes a near disaster on stage, the star takes him under her wing and then marries
him to spite her leading man (Edward Earle), who is playing up with a socialite (Leila Hyams). The star soon regrets her hasty marriage, but becomes reconciled to living with her new husband when he pluckily rescues her from a gang of criminals on a seagoing yacht.
--John Reid, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Spite Marriage (1929) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- actor
Lover is...
- someone really famous
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- actor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Water?
Yes
Water:
- pleasure/love boat
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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