"One Week" is a Joseph M. Schenck short comedy, starring Buster Keaton and featuring Joe Roberts, a star of Silent Hall of Fame.
This is the first film released by Buster Keaton after he started his own career following his apprenticeship with Roscoe Arbuckle. And what a beginning it was! The film enjoys an outstanding 8.2 rating in IMDB. "One Week" was added to the National Film Registry in 2008 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Directed by Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton
Produced by Joseph Schenck
Scenario by Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton
Starring Buster Keaton, Sybil Seely, Joe Roberts
Cinematography Elgin Lessley
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date September 1, 1920
Running time 22 min.
Country United States
Language Silent film, English intertitles
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