This Day in Buster…April 6, 1929 Buster Keaton goes from zero to hero in “Spite Marriage,” which has its general release in the U.S. two weeks after opening in New York. | Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton and Sybil Seely as newlyweds building a mail order home .. from the silent short comedy “One Week” 1920 Sybil was not credited by name in this film, but notice Buster clearly is calling her name in this clip. Also, Buster performs his famous falling wall trick, but in this case the wall begins to fall while he is still walking to his assigned spot (wow!) .. excellent timing by all! Sybil Seely ~ born Sibye Trevilla on January 2, 1900 in Los Angeles, California ~ had a brief but mem