The Scarecrow

1920 · Not Rated · 19min · Black and White · None · English

A laugh grenade that bursts into a million laughs!

Two inventive farmhands compete for the hand of the same girl.

IMDb rating - 7.8/10 from 3.9K users

Genres - Comedy · Short · Family

Director - Edward F. Cline · Buster Keaton

Writer - Buster Keaton · Edward F. Cline

Stars - Buster Keaton · Edward F. Cline(uncredited) · Luke the Dog(uncredited)

Story line - Farmhands Keaton and Roberts share a cottage full of mechanical devices for making life easy. They are rivals for the farmer's daughter. Keaton , disguised as a scarecrow, causes troubles for his rival and the farmer. When Keaton stoops to tie his shoe, the girl accepts what she thinks is his kneeling proposal. —Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

Release date - December 22, 1920 (United States)

Countries of origin - United States

Also known as - Fågelskrämman

Production company - Joseph M. Schenck Productions