The Home Owner
1961, English. Directed by Joe Parker.
A 25 minute sales film featuring Buster Keaton as a prospective home owner in Maryvale, a suburb of Phoenix. A Realtor takes Buster on a tour of some model tract homes and extols their virtues while Buster is constantly pursuing a sexy-looking blonde. After buying a home, Buster proceeds to wreak havoc in the community. He falls into another resident's pool with a shopping cart full of purchases from S. S. Kresge's, knocks over an unassuming waiter with a bowling ball at the local lanes and tries his hand at being a waiter a ritzy restaurant. The construction of the new hospital and golf course are then discussed, and the films ends with a panoramic view of the model tract homes.
- Runtime
- 0h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 9 November 1961
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Joe Parker
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The Home Owner runs 22 minutes (0h 22m).
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The Home Owner isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 November 1961. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Home Owner?
If you liked The Home Owner, try Who's Minding the Store?, The Great Buster: A Celebration, The Ladies Man.
Who directed The Home Owner?
The Home Owner (1961) was directed by Joe Parker and stars Buster Keaton, Bob Hawk, John F. Long.