The Frozen North (1922) - Buster Keaton

The Frozen North (1922)

Buster plays a bumbling villain in this parody of melodrama.

This satirical parody of William S. Hart's melodramatic films finds Buster in the frozen north, "last stop on the subway." He uses a wanted poster as his partner in robbing a gambling house. When he thinks he spies his wife making love to another man he shoots them both only to learn it isn't his cabin after all.

The Frozen North is a 1922 American short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The film is a parody of early western films, especially those of William S. Hart. The film was written by Keaton and Edward F. Cline.

Directors: Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Producer: Joseph M. Schenck
Cinematography: Elgin Lessley
Screenplay: Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline