Pest from the West (1939)
A millionaire vacationing in Mexico falls for a local girl and sets out to win her. This is a reworking of Keaton's 1936 feature The Invader (An Old Spanish Custom).
Casting
- Buster Keaton — Sir
- Lorna Gray — Conchita
- Gino Corrado — Martino
- Richard Fiske — Ferdinand the Bullfighter
- Bobby Barber — Musician (uncredited)
- James Craig — Pedro (uncredited)
- Charles Dorety — Musician (uncredited)
- Ned Glass — Deck Hand (uncredited)
- Bud Jamison — Neighbor Taking Siesta (uncredited)
- Eddie Laughton — Deck Hand (uncredited)
- Forbes Murray — Butler (uncredited)
- Robert Sterling — Cigarette Customer at Adjacent Table (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Pest from the West is a 1939 American short comedy film featuring American comedian Buster Keaton. This film was a condensed remake of Keaton's English-made feature film The Invader (1935).
Production
This was the first film made by Columbia Pictures starring Keaton and was a condensed remake of his English-made feature film The Invader (1935). Keaton's silent-era writer Clyde Bruckman collaborated on the screenplay and it was directed by comedy veteran Del Lord.
Much of Pest from the West was filmed on location at Balboa, California, United States (Keaton repeatedly falls off his boat, into Balboa Bay). The Mexican-village settings were adapted from sets used in Columbia's 1937 feature film Lost Horizon.
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