A young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.
Buster Keaton
as William McKay
Joe Roberts
as Joseph Canfield
Natalie Talmadge
as Virginia Canfield
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
as Clayton Canfield
Craig Ward
as Lee Canfield
Joe Keaton
as The Engineer
Kitty Bradbury
as Aunt Mary
Buster Keaton Jr.
as Willie McKay - 1 Year Old
Erwin Connelly
as Husband Quarreling with Wife (uncredited)
Edward Coxen
as John McKay (uncredited)
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The horse-woman gag, and somehow not the stunt work, is what made me finally accept that Keaton > Chaplin...
CinemaSerf
Buster Keaton is the young "Willie McKay" who is returning home to his Appalachian home when he meets and immediately takes a shine to "Virginia Canfield" (Natalie Talmadge). Now these surnames make an huge difference to their chances of any relationship. Like the "Montague" and "Capulet" families o...