My Wife's Relations
“She scared him into marrying her-and then her relations scared him into divorce. Of all his wife's relations he loved himself the best.”
Cast
Buster Keaton 
Wallace Beery Monte Collins Wheezer Dell Harry Madison Kate Price
Credits
Written by: Buster Keaton 
Edward F. Cline
Plot
Buster and a woman are mistakenly married and her initially unfriendly family begins to treat him nicely when they come to believe he has a large inheritance awaiting him.
Sinekatalog’s take
My Wife's Relations (1922) is a American short film directed by Buster Keaton. It stars Buster Keaton, Wallace Beery and Monte Collins. It runs 27 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (2,693 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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