The Goat

IMDb link: 0012224
IMDb rating: 7.7 (5,533 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Short
Director: Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair
Cast: Joe Roberts, Virginia Fox and others

Release date: 15 May 1921
Release year: 1921
Runtime: 23 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: fugitive, mugshot, mistaken identity, decoupling a train, man on top of train, train station, falling down an elevator shaft, defending a woman, pratfall, slapstick

Plot:

After missing out on a fresh loaf of bread, down-on-his-luck, Buster, finds himself pursued by three policemen hot on his trail. However, to make matters worse, just when the lawless murderer, Dead Shot Dan, is about to have his mug shot taken, an innocent but fatal mistake will put a price on Buster's head. Now, with a "Dead or Alive" poster all over town, Buster will seek refuge in beautiful and sympathetic Virginia's home, only to come face to face with his worst fear. Will innocent Buster ever get off the hook?

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