His Ex Marks the Spot

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His Ex Marks the Spot
Directed by Jules White
Written by Felix Adler
Produced byJules White
Starring Buster Keaton
Dorothy Appleby
Elsie Ames
Matt McHugh
Cinematography Benjamin Kline
Edited by Mel Thorsen
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 13, 1940 (1940-12-13)
Running time
18 minute
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

His Ex Marks the Spot (1940) is the seventh short subject starring Buster Keaton made for Columbia Pictures.

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Plot

Buster is married to his second wife Dorothy Appleby where he must pay his first wife Elsie Ames alimony leading to current financial stress. To save the alimony payment, Buster invites his first wife and new boyfriend (Matt McHugh) to live with his current wife. As you can imagine, there is a lot of comedic conflict. To get the couple out and not have to pay alimony, a shotgun wedding ensues. [1]

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References

  1. Kline, Jim L. (1993). The Complete Films of Buster Keaton. Citadel Press. p. 179. ISBN   0806513039.