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Spite Marriage is a 1929 American silent comedy film co-directed by Buster Keaton and Edward Sedgwick and starring Keaton and Dorothy Sebastian. It is the second film Keaton made for MGM and his last silent film, although he had wanted it to be a "talkie" or full sound film.
Spite Marriage: Directed by Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton. With Buster Keaton, Dorothy Sebastian, Edward Earle, Leila Hyams. An unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan.
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- Comedy
- Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton
- 1929-04-06
Jan 20, 2021 · Buster Keaton, Silent Film, Dorothy Sebastian. 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. Addeddate.
- 76 min
Elmer, a pants-presser, falls in love with Trilby Drew, the star of a legitimate show, and attends every performance. Trilby is then jilted by her leading man, Lionel Denmore, and marries Elmer out of spite.
- Edward Sedgwick
- Buster Keaton
Elmer (Buster Keaton) is a dry cleaner. He is madly in love with the stage star Trilby Drew. For each of her 35 performances, he "borrows" someone else's tuxedo and races to the theater. When ...
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- Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton
Feb 24, 2023 · Whenever Elmer (Buster Keaton) sees actress Trilby Drew (Dorothy Sebastian), his heart beats wildly, but she only has eyes for her lover, Lionel Benmore (Edward Earle). When Lionel breaks up with Trilby, however, she decides to make him mad by marrying Elmer instead.
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.
