Convict 13 (1920) on Netflix
A convict breaks out of the prison beside a golf course. Chasing his ball, the golfer knocks himself out. The escapee swaps clothes with him, and the guards give chase.
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Plot summary
A golfer plays a morning round with friends, and his ball goes into a river, where he retrieves it after a fish swallows it. At the prison nearby, a convict escapes and makes for the course with the guards after him. A dog takes the golfer's ball, and as he chases it the ball ricochets off a shed and knocks him out. The escaped convict finds him and switches clothes with him. When the guards come on the golfer in the convict's uniform, they chase him, and he jumps into a passing car that belongs to the warden and is taken to the jail.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Convict 13 (1920)
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- Marie Dressler described the vaudeville gag Buster Keaton performs in the film: he stood on a table behind his father, twirling a basketball tied to a rope, while his father tried to shave with a straight razor, the ball swinging closer and closer.
- The film had Buster Keaton perform one of the most dangerous sight gags that he had performed on the vaudeville stage.
