A man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.A man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.A man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
- Canfield's 1st Son
- (as Ralph Bushman)
Jim Blackwell
- Canfield's servant
- (uncredited)
Erwin Connelly
- Husband Quarreling with Wife
- (uncredited)
Edward Coxen
- John McKay
- (uncredited)
Jack Duffy
- Sam Gardner
- (uncredited)
Jean Dumas
- Mrs. McKay
- (uncredited)
Tom London
- James Canfield
- (uncredited)
George Marion
- Traffic Policeman
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Writers
- Jean C. Havez(uncredited)
- Clyde Bruckman(uncredited)
- Joseph A. Mitchell(uncredited)
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- TriviaDuring the filming of the scene in which Buster Keaton is being swept downstream towards the waterfall, he was attached to a 'holdback' cable, concealed in the river. During the filming of the scene, the cable broke, and he was hurled down the rapids, battered by rocks and limbs, and was only barely able to grab an overhanging branch, which held him just long enough for the crew to reach and rescue him. This scene remains in the final print, and is fairly easy to spot. Just look for the point at which Keaton is being pulled downriver and 1) he suddenly looks back towards the camera, and 2) his speed in the water doubles, almost causing him to fly out of frame.
- GoofsWhen the donkey refuses to move from the rail tracks, the engineer and others curve the tracks around him. The long shot that shows the train moving past the donkey, however, shows the tracks back in a straight line.
- Quotes
Joseph Canfield: Jim - I've been trying to forget this fued-why can't you do the same?
James Canfield: No! - I came a long way to kill him-and I'm going to do it tonight!
- Alternate versionsIn 1995, Film Preservation Associates, Inc. copyrighted a 73-minute version of this film with a music score compiled by Donald Hunsberger.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979)
Featured review
8/10
Going back to collect his father's property in the early 1800s, Buster falls in love with the woman who gets in his train carriage with him and then has to defend himself against her family who, according to an old family feud unbeknownst to Buster, must kill him -- so long as he isn't in their house, in which case they have to treat him with Southern hospitality. The movie is all situational humor, and there are plenty of good gags: Buster's head going up into his hat when the shaky train they're on bounces around, a dog chasing the train that gets derailed, Buster getting beat up by the woman he tries to rescue from her abusive husband, and a horse made up to look like a woman from behind. The silly "prologue" which is followed by the "story" is amusing, and there are a few sophisticated touches, as well, like the historical view of the two dirt roads that are Broadway and 42nd Street or the imaginary estate that explodes in Buster's mind when he sees the shack that is his inheritance. The ending is dangerous, as Buster falls over a cliff into water (with a visually striking image of him and his chaser coming up to the surface), then getting dragged by a train, then standing on two rail cars, then using a box that falls off the train as a boat. And we get panicky watching him swing over a waterfall to catch his love. Dummy or not, it's wild. 8/10
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $248
- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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