The Love Nest



In this 1923 short, Buster Keaton decides the best cure for a broken heart is a sailing trip around the world. Hilarity Ensues.

Not to be confused with the 1970s television show The Love Boat.

A version of "The Love Nest" can be seen at Google Video.

"The Love Nest" contains examples of:

 * Amusing Injuries
 * Bad Boss
 * Beard of Sorrow
 * Binocular Shot
 * Chase Scene
 * Clothing Damage
 * The Danza
 * Disproportionate Retribution
 * Eye Take: Buster, after another crewmember goes overboard for something Buster did.
 * Fade to Black: Used to indicate the passage of time.
 * Irony: The boats' names.
 * Buster starts his trip on the Cupid.
 * The whaling vessel Love Nest is anything but.
 * Klingon Promotion: Subverted -- after Buster (accidentally) sends the Captain overboard, he dons the captain's hat and starts issuing orders, but it turns out the Captain is Not Quite Dead.
 * Large and In Charge: Joe Roberts as the Captain.
 * Literal Minded: Buster's interpretations of "All hands on deck" and "All hands to port."
 * Non Fatal Explosions
 * Not Quite Dead
 * Outside Ride: Buster spends a night on the gangway.
 * Running Gag: The crew roster; the funeral wreaths.
 * Slapstick
 * Water Is Air: Simultaneously played straight and subverted -- Buster is able to walk into the water without any breathing gear and shoot a fish with an ordinary rifle, but the gunsmoke travels to the water's surface in a bubble.
 * You Have Failed Me
 * You Have Failed Me