From Wikipedia: Hard Luck is a 1921 short comedy film starring comedian Buster Keaton. It was written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. The runtime is 22 minutes. For sixty years it was Keaton's only major lost film until it was partially reconstructed in 1987, with the critical final scene (which Keaton called the greatest laugh-getting scene of his career) still missing. This scene was later discovered in a foreign archive print, and now the full film is available. from imdb.com: Directed by Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton Produced by Joseph M. Schenck Written by Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton Starring: Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Roberts Bull Montana Cinematography Elgin Lessley Editing by Buster Keaton Distributed by Metro Pictures Release date(s) March 16, 1921 Running time 22 min. Eddie Cline said "No movie actor ever had a faster rise to stardom than Buster Keaton...In less than two years, he was famous all over the world."