{"id":24186,"date":"2012-02-19T21:25:52","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T04:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24186"},"modified":"2021-02-02T18:58:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T01:58:50","slug":"spite-marriage-1929","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24186","title":{"rendered":"Spite Marriage (1929)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There are only two cures for love: marriage and suicide.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Poster-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-24188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Poster-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Poster-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Poster.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA dry cleaner (Buster Keaton) obsessively in love with a stage actress (Dorothy Sebastian) is distressed to learn she&#8217;s married him simply to spite her co-star (Edward Earle), who she&#8217;s still infatuated with.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Actors and Actresses<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Buster Keaton Films<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Fans<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;ll begin my review of Buster Keaton&#8217;s final silent film by noting that not a single one of his feature-length silent movies (all of which are either listed or reviewed in Peary&#8217;s book, btw) has been a disappointment &#8212; even his supposedly &#8220;lesser&#8221; titles, like this one. While it may not be quite on the same level as his most widely acknowledged classics, it&#8217;s consistently amusing, and full of exactly the kind of boldly humorous (and often audaciously physical) sight gags one comes to expect from Keaton. Here, he plays a variation on all the seemingly-milquetoast characters he embodied in previous features &#8212; a man pining for a beautiful woman who at first is out of his reach, but eventually (yes, there&#8217;s always a happy ending) comes to realize what a loyal and brave catch he is. The most memorable scenes in this particular flick are probably Keaton&#8217;s bungled attempt to stand-in for a missing actor in Sebastian&#8217;s play, and his attempt to get his soused new wife-in-name-only into bed &#8212; but plenty of others are chuckle-worthy as well. Keaton fans won&#8217;t be disappointed in the slightest. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plenty of amusing gags<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Audience.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Audience.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Audience.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Audience-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Audience-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Beard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Beard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Beard.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Beard-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Beard-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Show.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Show.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Show.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Show-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Show-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Drunken-Bride.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Drunken-Bride.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Drunken-Bride.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Drunken-Bride-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Drunken-Bride-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Boat-Sails.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Boat-Sails.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Boat-Sails.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Boat-Sails-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Boat-Sails-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Boat-Fight.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Boat-Fight.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Boat-Fight.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Boat-Fight-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Spite-Marriage-Boat-Fight-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s recommended, and (naturally) a must for Keaton completists. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0020442\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1929\/03\/25\/archives\/the-screen-silence-wins-david-livingstone-the-clowns-love.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/silent-volume.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/spite-marriage-1929.html\">Silent Volume Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/426\/spite-marriage\/#articles-reviews?articleId=85209\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There are only two cures for love: marriage and suicide.&#8221; Synopsis: A dry cleaner (Buster Keaton) obsessively in love with a stage actress (Dorothy Sebastian) is distressed to learn she&#8217;s married him simply to spite her co-star (Edward Earle), who she&#8217;s still infatuated with. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors and Actresses Comedy Buster Keaton Films Obsessive Fans Silent Films Review: I&#8217;ll begin my review of Buster Keaton&#8217;s final silent film by noting that not a single one of his&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24186\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24186"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68184,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24186\/revisions\/68184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}