Parlor, Bedroom And Bath

Keaton made the transition from silents to talkies with a bit of difficulty. He'd already done FREE AND EASY and DOUGHBOYS (both 1930) before this remake of the 1920 film of the same name which had starred Eugene Pallette and was based on a play that ran in 1918. While certainly nowhere near the quality of his masterful silents, PARLOR, BEDROOM AND BATH contains several funny moments. Keaton plays a man who earns his living nailing up advertisements on telegraph poles. While working one day, he is nearly killed by a car. The driver, Denny, is extremely upset because the girl he loves, Eilers, refuses to marry him until her older sister, Christy, is betrothed. Comed...