The Electric House

The Electric House

A Million Jolts of Laughter!

1922 · 23 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy

Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home.

Directed by Edward F. Cline · Written by Buster Keaton

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