Buster Keaton: The Silents

Character:
CUSTOMER

A butcher boy has trouble with a customer who pops in to buy molasses, the store owner's daughter wants to marry quickly to put off an admirer, and the two men don disguises when she's carted off to boarding school.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6 (+)

Characters:
GARDENER / DELIVERY BOY

Mr. Rough's day starts very badly when he manages to set fire to his bed, breakfast is ruined when the cook and a delivery boy fight over the maid, and kicking them both out forces him to do the duties for a dinner party.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4

Character:
DELIVERY BOY

Fatty grabs a moment in his day to ask his boss's daughter to marry him, a rival suitor is quickly dealt with when he reacts angrily to the news, and the bride-to-be asks for an unusual extra service when her dress arrives.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6 (+)

Character:
JUNIOR HOLEPOKE

Dr. Fatty loses a fortune on a horse after overhearing talk of a sure thing, a woman who caught his eye at the races asks him for medical help, and her accomplice uses the distraction to steal his wife's valuable necklace.

HOLY GODIVA 1 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 3 (+)

Characters:
RIVAL / COP WITH MOUSTACHE

Fatty heads to Luna Park after burying himself to get away from his wife, meeting a very queasy girl puts him into battle with two rival suitors, and stealing a bathing costume from a similar-sized visitor leads to problems.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

Character:
VAUDEVILLE ARTIST

THIS IS A LOST FILM

Characters:
SHERIFF / SALOON OWNER

Fatty gets stranded in the desert after bumming a ride on a freight train, being chased to a saloon by Indians sees him become the new bartender, and a Salvation Army girl has to be rescued from an outlaw's intentions.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 5 (+)

Character:
BELLBOY

Fatty uses his barbering skills to give a hotel guest a variety of new looks, a pretty manicurist catches his eye when she arrives from New York, and a desire to look like a hero sees him come up with a plan to foil a robbery.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4

Character:
REVENUE AGENT

Fatty gathers a team of men ahead of a raid on a bootlegging operation, his assistant slips when the pair find a very dangerous lookout point, and offering a pretty girl some advice about suitors leads to love and capture.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4 (++)

Character:
DR. HAMPTON

Fatty takes two gypsies and their pet monkey home on a stormy night, his wife takes him to a sanitarium in the hope of curing his alcoholism, and a girl who claims not to be crazy asks him to help with her escape.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 5 (+)

Character:
HEAD WAITER

Fatty uses a coffee urn to meet the needs of diners in a busy restaurant, a robber is chased away when he forces a cashier to dance with him, and an afternoon off provides an opportunity for a bit of rest and relaxation.

HOLY GODIVA 1 - ONION JACK 1
TOTAL: 2 (++)

Character:
STAGEHAND

Fatty deals with a nuisance kid as he puts up a poster outside a theatre, a strongman is confronted about the way he treats his pretty assistant, and the stagehands have to put on a show when the whole troupe quits.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

Character:
MANAGER, GENERAL STORE

Fatty stops off to see his girlfriend whilst out on his mail delivery round, her desire to get engaged sees him order an artificial diamond ring, and the villainous sheriff steals $300 from a letter to buy her the real thing.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

Character:
MECHANIC/FIREMAN

Fatty's unimpressed when a freshly washed car is covered with sawdust, the boss's daughter finds that roses from her beau are coated in oil, and efforts are made to catch the dog when it's sent to chase off an admirer.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4 (+)

Character:
GROOM

A newly married couple are given a portable house as a wedding present, a bitter rival who lost out on the girl sabotages the building process, and a housewarming party gets interesting when a torrential downpour hits.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

Character:
INDIAN (uncredited)

NOT SEEN

Character:
BERTIE VAN ALSTYNE

A businessman's clueless son dreams about marrying his adopted sister, his father tells him that he must go and make something of himself, and an unexpected revelation about an illegitimate child spoils their big day.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 5 (+)

Character:
GOLFER

An escaped convict grabs a chance to swap clothes with a useless golfer, the innocent man's attempt to get away leads him straight to prison, and his girlfriend is horrified when she discovers that he's due to be hanged.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4 (+)

Character:
FARMHAND

Two farmhands are forced to make the most of a tiny one room house, their employer is far from happy when the pair fight over his daughter, and a cream-crazed canine proves to be very difficult to get away from.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6 (++)

Character:
THE BOY

A boy and his sweetheart pass a note through a hole in the garden fence, a battle with her disapproving father leads to an incident with a cop, and an attempt to settle a family feud in court leads to talk of wedding bells.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 5 (+)

Character:
BANK CLERK

A gang try to recover counterfeit notes when their game looks to be up,
a bank clerk who manages to stop them is found with a gun in his hand, and escaping to a haunted house owned by the crooks leads to trouble.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 5 (+)

Character:
SUICIDAL BOY

A down-on-his-luck young man tries to end his life in a variety of ways, stumbling into a meeting sees him hired to catch an armadillo for a zoo, and a girl at a country club offers him a horse so he can join a fox hunt.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

Character:
OUR HERO

A drifter steals a gun after reading about a vacancy at a shooting gallery, a miser looks to hire a bodyguard when a threat is made on his life, and his new employers order him to kill the man he has been paid to protect.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6 (+)

Character:
THE GOAT

A vagabond is photographed instead of a murderer for a rogues' gallery, an accident with a lucky horseshoe brings him to the attention of cops, and escaping to the next town reveals that there is a price on his head.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6 (++)

Characters:
VARIOUS BUSTERS

A stagehand dreams about a bizarre theatre where he does everything, the discovery that his sweetheart is an identical twin comes as a shock, and playing the part of an escaped orangutan causes a soldier shortage.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4 (+)

Character:
THE BOAT BUILDER

The building of a new boat has a devastating effect on a house and car, taking it out for its maiden voyage reveals a rather significant flaw, and being caught in a heavy storm leads to a desperately pointless SOS call.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 7 (+)

Character:
LITTLE CHIEF PALEFACE

An oil company attempts to force a peaceful Indian tribe off their land,
a butterfly collector walks into the camp at the worst possible moment, and surviving being burnt at the stake sees him join them in their fight.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 5 (+)

Character:
THE YOUNG MAN

A girl tells her boyfriend that she'll marry him if he makes it in business,
a rich man's wallet provides him with the funds to buy a pile of furniture, and an explosion during a parade brings him to the attention of the cops.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4 (++)

Character:
THE HUSBAND

A man accidentally marries a woman who claims he smashed a window, his first night with his intimidating wife leaves him out for the count, and a letter about inheritance changes his new family's attitude towards him.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4 (+)

Character:
BLACKSMITH'S ASSISTANT

A blacksmith's assistant has to take charge when his boss gets arrested, finding the right shoes for a fussy customer turns out to be tricky, and
a woman has trouble mounting a horse equipped with a shock absorber.

HOLY GODIVA 1 - ONION JACK 1
TOTAL: 2 (++)

Character:
THE BAD MAN

A robber has no luck when he attempts to hold-up gamblers at a saloon, a case of mistaken identity sees him shoot an innocent couple dead, and a failed attempt to woo a married woman leads to a high-speed pursuit.

HOLY GODIVA 1 - ONION JACK 1
TOTAL: 2

Character:
BOTANIST

A mix-up sees a botanist hired to fit a home with labour-saving devices, the family are delighted with his work despite a malfunction or two, and the real electrical engineer gets revenge by rewiring the whole system.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 5 (+)

Character:
THE YOUNG MAN

A young man tells his girl's father that he will get a job or commit suicide, letters about his progress suggest that he is doing better than he is, and a decision to take to the stage sees him get into trouble with the police.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4

Character:
THE YOUNG MAN

A man has little luck when he tries to find himself a girl at a fairground, accidentally hitching a ride on a hot air balloon leads to a crash landing, and a decision to do some fishing sees him bump into a pretty camper.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4

Character:
BUSTER

A man decides to sail around the world when his fiancée calls things off, being rescued by a whaling boat sees him become the captain's steward, and a series of mistakes leave him in danger of being hurled overboard.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 5 (+)

Character:
THE BOY

Three young men at different points in history lose out to rival suitors, attempts to make the girls jealous don't go quite as well as hoped, and their refusal to give up on love sees them challenged to go into battle.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6 (+)

Character:
WILLIE McKAY - 21 YEARS OLD

A man is warned about a family feud ahead of a return to his hometown, revealing his identity when he arrives puts him in immediate danger, and a girl who he met on the train unwittingly invites him into the lions' den.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 5

Character:
PROJECTIONIST/SHERLOCK JR.

A projectionist who wants to be a detective is told to get on with his job,
a rival frames him for the theft of his sweetheart's father's pocket watch, and a dream sees him wander into a film to solve a case of stolen pearls.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

Character:
ROLLO TREADWAY

A man decides to honeymoon alone when his neighbour turns him down, his girl accidentally joins him when foreign saboteurs capture her father, and drifting about on an empty ship puts them far too close to cannibals.

HOLY GODIVA 1 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 3 (+)

Character:
JAMES SHANNON

A broker is told to be married by 7pm if wants to inherit a $7m fortune, his sweetheart turns him down when he makes a mess of his proposal, and his lawyer and business partner encourage him to ask other women.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

Character:
INDIAN (uncredited)

An engineer does his best to guide a train through a series of obstacles, the passengers indulge in a bit of gambling when it comes to a halt, and the situation becomes dangerous when a gang of Indians ambush them.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4

Character:
FRIENDLESS

A change of clothes allow a jobless drifter to find work on a cattle ranch, a cow saves his life when he gets stuck in the path of a charging bull, and his employer's decision to sell off livestock upsets one of his neighbours.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 5 (+)

Character:
ALFRED BUTLER

A wealthy young man falls in love when his parents force him to rough it, his valet lies to her family to convince them that he's not a weakling, and the situation spirals when his namesake becomes lightweight champion.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 7 (+)

Character:
JOHNNIE GRAY

A train engineer is branded a coward when the Confederates reject him, Union spies kidnap his girlfriend when they steal his beloved engine, and chasing them into enemy territory sees him overhear their attack plans.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

Character:
A SON

A brilliant scholar upsets his girl by speaking about the curse of athletics, his decision to follow her to college forces him to seek employment, and a desire to impress her sees him try his arm at a whole variety of sports.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4

Character:
WILLIAM CANFIELD, JR.

A young man travels to meet his father for the first time since childhood, his involvement with a rival steamboat owner's daughter causes friction, and a ticket home is ripped up following a condemnation notice dispute.

HOLY GODIVA 1 - ONION JACK 1
TOTAL: 2 (+)

Character:
BUSTER

A photographer's search for a pretty girl leads him to a newsreel office,
a rival suitor sees him trade in his tintype machine for a movie camera, and messing up his first attempt does little to stop him securing a date.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

Character:
DRUNK COWBOY

- = NOTE = -
Buster was set to make a cameo appearance in this film, but his scene
was cut from the final release, despite a number of claimed sightings.

NOT SEEN

Character:
ELMER GANTRY

A dry cleaner attends 35 performance of a play just to see one actress, the leading lady can only look on as her co-star flirts with a society girl, and news of their engagement sees her marry her admirer out of spite.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 1
TOTAL: 3 (+)