My Wife's Relations

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My Wife's Relations
Buster Keaton in My Wife's Relations (1922).jpg
Directed by Buster Keaton
Edward F. Cline
Written byBuster Keaton
Edward F. Cline
Produced by Joseph M. Schenck
StarringBuster Keaton
Cinematography Elgin Lessley
Release date
  • May 1922 (1922-05)
Running time
22 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
My Wife's Relations (1922) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline

My Wife's Relations is a 1922 American short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. [1]

Contents

Plot

Through a judicial error Buster finds himself married to a large domineering woman with an unfriendly father and four bullying brothers.

Cast

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: My Wife's Relations". silentera.com. Retrieved February 26, 2008.