Jail Bait

A comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Keaton plays the role of a character who gets caught up in a twisted plot to catch a murderer. Keaton agrees to participate in the plot after being promised a share of the reward money.

Credits

production company

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

director

Charles Lamont

Duration

00:19:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1937

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016223

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United States, 1937

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