Keaton plays the son of a man killed in a feud. in the Appalachian Mountains. To keep her son safe, his mother moves him to New York. Years later, he decides to return to claim his familie's estate. His aunt bids him farewell at the train station. She warns him to be careful out west in Trenton. Referring, of course, to Trenton, New Jersey.

What follows is an extension train ride. Many antics ensue, such as when a man throws rocks at the engineer just so the engineer will throw logs back that the man then collects. It is plain to see that Keaton was fascinated by trains. He would later do better things with trains in the classic, The General.

On the train is a young lady whom Keaton falls for. As in Steamboat Jr, she turns out to be the daughter of his father's rival. She invites him to dinner. Her father and brother want to kill him, but the dad will not allow them to do so as long as he is inside their home.

The movie ends in a big action sequence involving rapids, a waterfall and Keaton doing some stunts. He wears his trademark hat and does the dead pan stare to maximum efficiency. The best moment is when he arrives at his destination and sees his dog, whom he has no idea has ran beneath the train the entire time.

Our Hospitality is not Keaton's best film but it was a family project. His dad plays the train engineer and his infant son plays him as a baby. It was also a rehearsal for his better movies to come.

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