Spite Marriage
The Scream of the Screen-Buster in a Matrimonial Maelstrom – Buster's Adventure in Married Bliss.
1929 | 76m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton |
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| Writer: | Ernest Pagano, Lew Lipton |
| Staring: |
| An unimpressive but well-intentioned man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 24, 1929 |
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| Director: | Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton |
| Writer: | Ernest Pagano, Lew Lipton |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | boat, married couple, marriage, contract, backstage, slapstick comedy, rivalry, class differences, silent film, buster keaton, spite, theater, drama, hilarious, comedy, ridiculous, humor, funny, love and marriage, actor drama |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Buster Keaton | Elmer |
| Dorothy Sebastian | Trilby Drew |
| Edward Earle | Lionel Benmore |
| Leila Hyams | Ethyl Norcrosse |
| William Bechtel | Nussbaum |
| Jack Byron | Scarzi |
| Joe Bordeaux | Rumrunner |
| Ray Cooke | The Bellboy |
| Mike Donlin | Man in Ship's Engine Room |
| Pat Harmon | Ship Captain |
| Sydney Jarvis | Man in Audience Next to Elmer |
| Theodore Lorch | Actor as 'Union Officer' |
| Hank Mann | Stage Manager |
| Charles Sullivan | Tough Sailor |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ernest Pagano | Adaptation |
| Edward Cupero | Additional Music |
| William Axt | Additional Music |
| George Gordon Nogle | Camera Operator |
| Lawrence Weingarten | Production Supervisor |
| Monte Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Frank Sullivan | Editor |
| Reggie Lanning | Director of Photography |
| Richard Schayer | Continuity |
| Lew Lipton | Story |
| David Cox | Wardrobe Designer |
| Gil Perkins | Stunts |
| Fritz Stahlberg | Original Music Composer |
| Edward Sedgwick | Director |
| Edward Brophy | Production Manager |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Buster Keaton | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Sedgwick | Producer |
| Buster Keaton | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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