I've not seen many Buster Keaton movies, but "The Electric House" is one of the few I have seen. It's one of his short features, at about 23 minutes, and the gags here are similar to what you'd see in his "The Haunted House". Basically, the story here is that Keaton is hired to wire a house (but his engineering degree was awarded to him by mistake, so he really doesn't know much in the way of engineering). Still, Keaton manages to come up with all manner of inventions for the profit of his employers. The first 10 minutes of this movie are less slapsticky and are more demonstrations of the inventions than anything else. The gags come in later when the man who was meant to receive the degree comes back for revenge and creates chaos.
I definitely agree with that other reviewer who said this wasn't Keaton's funniest. Since I've barely seen any of his work I can't really say that, but the slapstick here is again repetitive like always although it did have its moments such as when Keaton's head gets caught in the door. None of it was that funny but the thing is relatively enjoyable and a nice watch for Keaton fans. I really must see more of his work.
(Note: One thing interesting to note here is that the film was originally shot in 1920 but couldn't be completed when Keaton broke his leg on the electric staircase. Because of this, completing the film was delayed two years).
I definitely agree with that other reviewer who said this wasn't Keaton's funniest. Since I've barely seen any of his work I can't really say that, but the slapstick here is again repetitive like always although it did have its moments such as when Keaton's head gets caught in the door. None of it was that funny but the thing is relatively enjoyable and a nice watch for Keaton fans. I really must see more of his work.
(Note: One thing interesting to note here is that the film was originally shot in 1920 but couldn't be completed when Keaton broke his leg on the electric staircase. Because of this, completing the film was delayed two years).