Daydreams (1922) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

A small town girl fantasizes about the jobs her sweetheart writes home about after moving to the big city in this silent short film.

Cast & Crew

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Edward F. Cline

Renee Adoree

Joe Roberts

Buster Keaton

George Rowe

Edward F. Cline

Film Details

Genre

Silent

Comedy

Short

Release Date

1922

Distribution Company

Associated First National Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration

23m

Synopsis

A small town girl fantasizes about the jobs her sweetheart writes home about after moving to the big city in this silent short film.

Directors

Edward F. Cline

Buster Keaton

Cast

Renee Adoree

Joe Roberts

Buster Keaton

George Rowe

Edward F. Cline

Joe Keaton

Crew

Roscoe "fatty" Arbuckle

Writer (Uncredited)

Edward F. Cline

Fred Gabourie

Technical Director

Buster Keaton

Elgin Lessley

Cinematographer (Uncredited)

Joseph M. Schenck

Producer (Uncredited)

Film Details

Genre

Silent

Comedy

Short

Release Date

1922

Distribution Company

Associated First National Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration

23m

Articles

Day Dreams (1922)

July 6, 2011

Filmed in June 1922 and released September of the same year, Day Dreams comes down to us in a slightly incomplete state; pieces from different surviving prints were combined to create this reconstructed version. Besides the clever premise of juxtaposing the "daydreams" that Keaton's beloved imagines based on his misleadingly worded letters with the disastrous reality of his actual situations, the short is notable for an extended chase with the police not unlike that in the short Cops (1922). But the best-known gag is undoubtedly when the hapless hero winds up on the paddle wheel of a riverboat.

The French-born actress Renée Adorée (1898-1933) plays the love interest. Her career really took off in the mid-1920s, when she appeared in films such as The Big Parade (1925) and La Bohème (1926). Tragically, she later contracted tuberculosis and passed away at the age of 35. Joe Keaton, Keaton's father, plays the girl's father. Keaton's son Joseph Talmadge Keaton was born while the short was in production.

Producer: Joseph M. Schenck (uncredited)
Director: Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton
Screenplay: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle (story, uncredited); Jeffrey Vance (titles, 1995 edition), Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton
Cinematography: Elgin Lessley (uncredited)
Cast: Buster Keaton (The Young Man), Renee Adoree (The Girl), Edward F. Cline (The Theater Director, uncredited), Joe Keaton (The Girls Father, uncredited), Joe Roberts (The Mayor, uncredited).
BW-18m.

by James Steffen

Day Dreams (1922)

Day Dreams (1922)

Filmed in June 1922 and released September of the same year, Day Dreams comes down to us in a slightly incomplete state; pieces from different surviving prints were combined to create this reconstructed version. Besides the clever premise of juxtaposing the "daydreams" that Keaton's beloved imagines based on his misleadingly worded letters with the disastrous reality of his actual situations, the short is notable for an extended chase with the police not unlike that in the short Cops (1922). But the best-known gag is undoubtedly when the hapless hero winds up on the paddle wheel of a riverboat. The French-born actress Renée Adorée (1898-1933) plays the love interest. Her career really took off in the mid-1920s, when she appeared in films such as The Big Parade (1925) and La Bohème (1926). Tragically, she later contracted tuberculosis and passed away at the age of 35. Joe Keaton, Keaton's father, plays the girl's father. Keaton's son Joseph Talmadge Keaton was born while the short was in production. Producer: Joseph M. Schenck (uncredited) Director: Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton Screenplay: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle (story, uncredited); Jeffrey Vance (titles, 1995 edition), Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton Cinematography: Elgin Lessley (uncredited) Cast: Buster Keaton (The Young Man), Renee Adoree (The Girl), Edward F. Cline (The Theater Director, uncredited), Joe Keaton (The Girls Father, uncredited), Joe Roberts (The Mayor, uncredited). BW-18m. by James Steffen

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