The Goat
“A great short delivered with wit, imagination and hilarious physical comedy”
1921 · 23 min
Cast
Buster Keaton Virginia Fox 
Joe Roberts Malcolm St. Clair 
Kitty Bradbury 
Edward F. Cline
Plot
A series of misadventures occur when Buster is mistaken for a criminal on the lam.
Sinekatalog’s take
The Goat (1921) is a American short film directed by Buster Keaton. It stars Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox and Joe Roberts. It runs 23 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (5,691 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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