The Scarecrow (1920). "What Is a Home Without a Mother?" reads the sign on the wall of Buster and Big Joe Roberts' bachelor pad-a marvelously inventive mechanical house designed for effortless living. The two guys also share the same gal, and her father disapproves of both of them. With Keaton, Joe Roberts, Sybil Seely. The Goat (1921). One of the most brilliant and resonant of the shorts. Buster as a marginal figure (poor, hungry, presumably homeless) becomes a cipher for a criminal identity-his face is plastered on every wall and billboard as the current Public Enemy #1. Keaton is not above making a Christ figure out of his hero, though not for long: there's a hilarious chase to attend to. With Keaton, Joe Roberts, Virginia Fox. The Love Nest (1923). Keaton does Melville: love-sick Buster joins a whaling ship with a fearsome captain. With Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts.