# Buster Keaton's "Hard Luck" (1921)

This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie stars by making a tax deductible contribution. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @SilentFilmGems "Hard Luck" is a short comedy, starring Buster Keaton and featuring Joe Roberts, a star of Silent Hall of Fame. Directed by Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton Produced by Joseph Schenck Scenario by Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton Starring Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts, Virginia Fox Cinematography Elgin Lessley Distributed by Metro Pictures Release date March 14, 1921 Running time 22 min. Country United States Language Silent film, English intertitles Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976: "Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1921
- Genres: Comedy, Silent
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/HardLuck_201401)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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