The Scarecrow is a 1920 in film American short comedy film starring comedian Buster Keaton. It was written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. The runtime is 19 minutes. One of the more memorable scenes of the film is the opening, where Buster and Joe Roberts share a small one room house that is filled with many space- and labor-saving Rube Goldberg devices.

Plot

Buster plays a farmhand who competes with Joe Roberts to win the love of the farmer's daughter (Sybil Seely). Running from a dog (played by Luke, Roscoe Arbuckle real-life pet), Buster falls into a hay thresher and ruins his clothes. Forced to borrow the clothes of a nearby scarecrow, Sybil believes Buster to be proposing as she stumbles upon him tying his shoe. The couple speed off on a motorcycle with Joe and the farmer (played by Buster's father, Joe) in hot pursuit. Scooping up a minister during the chase, they are married on the speeding motorcycle and splash into a stream at the climax of the ceremony and the film.

Cast

• Buster Keaton – Farmhand (as 'Buster' Keaton)
• Edward F. Cline – Hit-and-Run Truck Driver (uncredited)
• Luke the Dog – The Dog (uncredited)
• Joe Keaton – Farmer (uncredited)
• Joe Roberts – Farmhand (uncredited)
• Sybil Seely – Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)
• Alfred St. John – Man with Motorbike (uncredited)
• Mary Astor - (uncredited)

See also

• List of American films of 1920
• Buster Keaton filmography

Category:1920 films
Category:1920s comedy films
Category:American films
Category:American silent short films
Category:Black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Buster Keaton
Category:Films directed by Edward F. Cline
Category:Metro Pictures films
Category:1920s short films
Category:American comedy films