Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
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Directed by | Edward Sedgwick |
Produced by | Buster Keaton |
Written by |
Charles William Bell (play) Mark Swan (play) |
Starring |
Buster Keaton Charlotte Greenwood |
Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
Edited by | William LeVanway |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn Mayer |
Release dates |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath is an American Pre-Code comedy film starring Buster Keaton, released by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer in 1931. It was one of Keaton's early talking pictures, released in the aftermath of his silent career. The film was released in the United Kingdom as Romeo in Pyjamas. It is the remake of a 1920 film of the same name, based on the play by Charles William Bell and Mark Swan, which opened on Broadway in New York City on Christmas Eve, 1917 and ran for 232 performances.[1]
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath was filmed in Keaton's own house. According to a modern source, Eugene Pallette, who starred in the 1920 film version, was believed to have been part of the production team of this film, though he was not a member of the cast. The film is now in the public domain and can be freely downloaded from the internet.
Plot
Jeffrey Haywood (Reginald Denny) wants to get married to Virginia Embrey (Sally Eilers). However, Virginia refused to marry unless her older sister, the hard-to-please Angelica (Dorothy Christy) gets married first. Angelica, in turn, finds every man she knows too dull and predictable, and for this reason prefers to stay single. Jeff then tries to make Angelica interested in the mild-mannered and timid Reggie Irving (played by Keaton) passing him off as a notorious playboy to intrigue her. He asks his friend Polly to teach Reggie "how to treat a woman right", but he turns out to be a disastrous learner.
Cast (in credits order)
- Buster Keaton as Reginald Irving
- Charlotte Greenwood as Polly Hathaway
- Reginald Denny as Jeffrey Haywood
- Cliff Edwards as Bell Hop
- Dorothy Christy as Angelica Embrey
- Sally Eilers as Virginia Embrey
- Natalie Moorhead as Leila Crofton
- Edward Brophy as Detective
- Sidney Bracey as Butler
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parlor, Bedroom and Bath. |
- Parlor, Bedroom and Bath at the Internet Movie Database
- Parlor, Bedroom and Bath is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Parlor, Bedroom and Bath at the International Buster Keaton Society