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The Chemist

The Chemist

1936Short⏱️ 19mApproved
ComedyShort
⭐ 6.1
IMDB Rating
213 votes

Keaton applies his straight-faced antics to the laboratory of a college and the possibilities, such as chemical concoctions in the form of an enlarging powder, love potions and a noiseless explosive are drained for all their comic...

Director
Al Christie
Writers
N/A
Stars
Buster Keaton, Marlyn Stuart, Earle Gilbert
Release Date
October 9, 1936
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ’¬ 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
as Elmer Triple
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Marlyn Stuart
as The Girl
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Earle Gilbert
as The Professor
Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride
as Gangster
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Herman Lieb
as Gangster
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Eddie Hall
as Mugsy Schultz

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Educational Films Corporation of America

🏷️ Keywords

professorformulasecret formulaconcoctionchemist

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

What's Not To Like?
by frankebe β€’ 2010-03-20
8/10

"This is one of the several very good, very funny sound shorts Keaton made for Educational. Everyone says "Grand Slam Opera" is the best, but "The Chemist" is by far my favorite of the bunch ("The Gold Ghost" would be next in line for me). We need someone to restore and distribute the entire Educational archive. Sony has done us the favor of releasing excellently restored Columbia shorts that Keaton made in the early '40s, and of them, two are practically vintage Keaton, in parts if not whole. If we could see the Educational films in pristine prints I think th..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Educational Films No. 7108.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Keaton applies his straight-faced antics to the laboratory of a college and the possibilities, such as chemical concoctions in the form of an enlarging powder, love potions and a noiseless explosive are drained for all their comic...