Once Buster Keaton left Roscoe Arbuckle in the summer of 1920 and was given his own film studio, his creative juices went into high gear. During a span of three months he produced three films as well as having a supporting role in his first feature film. December 1920's "Neighbors" culminated an ambitious streak of ingenious pictures that continue to entertain and delight viewers today.
"Neighbors" has been cited as a modern Romeo and Juliet where Keaton, living with his parents in a tenement, plans to marry the girl in the apartment building in back of his. Trouble brews as the couple's parents are at odds with each other and don't want to see their kids' relationship foster.
Keaton's love interest is played by Virginia Fox, appearing in her first of several Buster films. Her movie career became quite short when she gave up acting for husband film producer Darryl F. Zanuck, eventual founder of 20th Century Pictures, in a 1924 wedding ceremony.
"Neighbors" has been cited as a modern Romeo and Juliet where Keaton, living with his parents in a tenement, plans to marry the girl in the apartment building in back of his. Trouble brews as the couple's parents are at odds with each other and don't want to see their kids' relationship foster.
Keaton's love interest is played by Virginia Fox, appearing in her first of several Buster films. Her movie career became quite short when she gave up acting for husband film producer Darryl F. Zanuck, eventual founder of 20th Century Pictures, in a 1924 wedding ceremony.