Neighbors (1920)
“His Latest Gigglelogue of Clean, Wholesome Joy”
Buster KeatonWhere to watch in the United States: Free: Kanopy, Public Domain Movies. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Buster Keaton 
Edward F. Cline Jack Duffy The Flying Escalantes Virginia Fox 
Joe Keaton
Credits
Written by: Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline
Music: Robert Israel
Plot
The Romeo and Juliet story played out in a tenement neighborhood with Buster and Virginia's families hating each other over the fence separating their buildings.
Sinekatalog’s take
A short silent comedy that turns a Romeo-and-Juliet romance into an acrobatic fight across rooftops and fences. The physical gags are inventive and the pacing is crisp. A joyful sample of silent-era comic mastery.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (5,124 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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