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Buster Keaton Filmography
This is a list of films by the American actor, comedian, and filmmaker Buster Keaton. Short films Starring Roscoe Arbuckle, featuring Buster Keaton Starring Buster Keaton under Buster Keaton Productions Starring Buster Keaton for Educational Pictures Starring Buster Keaton for Columbia Pictures Starring Buster Keaton for independent producers Directed by (but not featuring) Buster Keaton for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer With Buster Keaton in featured or cameo roles Feature films Starring Buster Keaton for Metro Pictures Starring Buster Keaton under Buster Keaton Productions Starring Buster Keaton for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring Buster Keaton for independent producers With Buster Keaton in featured or cameo roles Television appearances (incomplete) * '' The Ed Wynn Show'', (1949) as Buster * ''The Buster Keaton Show'', KKTV (1950) as Buster * ''Life with Buster Keaton'', KKTV (1951) as Buster * ''Douglas Fairbanks Presents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buster Keaton In Costume
Buster may refer to: People First name *Buster Drayton (born 1952), American boxer *Buster Glosson, retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general *Buster Mathis (1943–1995), American heavyweight boxer * Buster Mathis Jr. (born 1970), American heavyweight boxer, son of Buster Mathis *Buster Mills (1908–1991), American Major League Baseball outfielder, coach, scout and interim manager Surname *Buster (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Nickname or stage name * Buster (nickname) *Buster Bloodvessel (born 1958), English singer of the ska revival band Bad Manners *Buster Brown (musician) (1911–1976), American blues and R&B singer *Buster Crabbe (1908-1983), Olympic swimmer and actor (real name Clarence Linden Crabbe II) *Dolly Buster, film producer and director, actress, author, and former porn star (born 1969) *Prince Buster, Jamaican musician (1938–2016) * Edward "Little Buster" Forehand, soul and blues musician *Buster Keaton (1895–1966), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Garage (1920 Film)
''The Garage'' is a 1920 American two-reel silent comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Buster Keaton. This was the fourteenth and last film starring the duo before Keaton set up his own studio and Arbuckle started making feature-length films. The film also stars Luke the Dog, who starred in many other short comedies with Arbuckle. The film was also known as ''Fire Chief''. Plot Fatty and Buster play automobile mechanics and firemen at a garage in a fire station. Molly Malone plays the boss' daughter who is constantly pestered by a stranger named Jim (McCoy) who wishes to make her his girlfriend, though she turns him down after the flowers he brings her end up accidentally soaked in motor oil thanks to Fatty and Buster. Livid, Jim raises the alarm in the fire station to make Fatty and Buster think there is a fire and forcing them to rush across town. However, Jim accidentally starts a real fire while trying to exit the station and Fatty and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Wife's Relations
''My Wife's Relations'' is a 1922 American short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. Through a judicial error Buster finds himself married to a large domineering woman with an unfriendly father and four bullying brothers. Cast * Buster Keaton as The Husband * Monte Collins as The Father (uncredited) * Wheezer Dell as Brother (uncredited) * Harry Madison as Brother (uncredited) * Kate Price as Wife (uncredited) * Joe Roberts as Brother (uncredited) * Tom Wilson as Brother (uncredited) See also * Buster Keaton filmography References External links * * ''My Wife's Relations''at the International Buster Keaton Society The International Buster Keaton Society Inc.— a.k.a. "The Damfinos"—is the official educational organization dedicated to comedy film producer-director-writer-actor-stuntman Buster Keaton. Mission According to the Damfinos, their mission is "t ... 1922 films 1922 short films American silent short films American black-and-white film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cops (film)
''Cops'' is a 1922 American two-reel silent comedy film about a young man (Buster Keaton) who accidentally gets on the bad side of the entire Los Angeles Police Department during a parade and is chased all over town. It was written and directed by Edward F. Cline and Keaton. Background and plot This very Kafka-esque film was filmed during the rape-and-murder trial of Fatty Arbuckle, a circumstance that may have influenced the short's tone of hopeless ensnarement. Even though the central character's intentions are good, he cannot win, no matter how inventively he tries. He gets into various scraps with police officers throughout the film. Eventually, he unwittingly throws a bomb into a police parade and ends up being chased by a horde of cops. At the end of the film, Keaton's character locks up the cops in the police station. However, the girl he is trying to woo disapproves of his behavior and gives him the cold shoulder. Therefore, he unlocks the police station and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Paleface (1922 Film)
''The Paleface'' is a 1922 American silent comedy Western two-reeler film starring Buster Keaton. Plot Crooked "oil sharks" led by a man named Hunt have stolen an Indian tribe's lease to their land and given them 24 hours to vacate. Furious, the Indian chief orders that the first white man who enters their encampment be killed. A butterfly collector (Keaton) unwittingly wanders in while chasing a butterfly. They tie him to a stake and collect wood. When he frees himself, the Indian warriors give chase. During the pursuit, he finds some asbestos and fashions himself some fireproof underwear. As a result, when they catch him and try to burn him at the stake, he remains unharmed. Awed by this, the Indians adopt him and give him the title "Little Chief Paleface". He subsequently leads the tribe in a confrontation with the crooks. When a brawl breaks out, the crooks' leader Hunt flees. The Indians give chase, with Little Chief Paleface bringing up the rear. Hunt captures the hero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boat (1921 Film)
''The Boat'' is a 1921 American two-reel silent comedy film written and directed by, and starring Buster Keaton. Contemporary reviews consider it one of his best shorts, with ''One Week'' (1920), '' The Playhouse'' (1921) and '' Cops'' (1922). It is presently in the public domain. The International Buster Keaton Society takes its name, The Damfinos, from the name of the film's boat. Plot Buster is married with two children (both of whom wear child-sized versions of the same pork pie hat). He has built a large boat he has christened ''Damfino'' inside his home. When he finishes and decides to take the boat out to sea, he realizes it is too large to fit through the door. He enlarges the opening a bit, but when he tows the boat out using a pulley line from his Model T car, the boat proves to be a bit bigger than he estimated, and the house completely collapses. When he attempts to launch the boat, Buster loses the family car. The boat passes with impunity under the exceedingly l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Playhouse (film)
''The Playhouse'' is a 1921 American two-reel silent comedy film written by, directed by, and starring "Buster" Keaton. It runs for 22 minutes, and is most famous for an opening sequence where Keaton plays every role. Plot The film is set up as a series of humorous tricks on the audience, with constant doubling, and in which things are rarely what they at first seem to be. It opens with Keaton attending a variety show. Keaton plays the conductor and every member of the orchestra, the actors, dancers, stagehands, minstrels, and every member of the audience, male and female. As an audience member, Keaton turns to the "woman" sitting beside him and remarks, "This fellow Keaton seems to be the whole show". This was a jibe at one of Keaton's contemporaries, Thomas Ince, who credited himself generously in his film productions. In interviews with Kevin Brownlow, Keaton claims he gave the director's credit to Cline mainly because he did not want to appear too Ince-like himself: "Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Goat (1921 Film)
''The Goat'' is a 1921 American two-reel silent comedy film written, directed by, and starring Buster Keaton.Kalat, David."The Goat (1921)."''Turner Classic Movies''. December 7, 2017. This short contains one of Keaton's more memorable images: A distant, speeding train approaches the camera, and stops with a close-up of Keaton who has been sitting on the front of the train. Plot Buster joins a queue for free bread but does not note that he is standing behind two unmoving mannequins. By the time he spots his mistake the bread is finished. Next Buster Keaton peers through a barred window into a police station where captured murderer "Dead Shot Dan" is having his picture taken for the "Rogue's Gallery". The photographer does not notice that the lens is covered by Dan's cap. Seeing that the photographer is looking away, Dan moves his head to the side and snaps a picture of Buster without anybody noticing. Thus, when Dan escapes, the wanted posters all show Buster with his ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The High Sign
''The High Sign'' is a 1921 two-reel silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton, and written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. Its runtime is 21 minutes. Although '' One Week'' (1920) was Keaton's first independent film short released, ''The High Sign'' was the first one made. Disappointed with the result, Keaton shelved it and the film wasn't released until the following year. The title refers to the secret hand signal used by the film's underworld gang. Plot Keaton plays a drifter who cons his way into working at an amusement park shooting gallery. Believing Keaton is an expert marksman, both the murderous gang the Blinking Buzzards and the man they want to kill end up hiring him. The film ends with a wild chase through a house filled with secret passages and trap doors. Cast * Buster Keaton - Our Hero (as 'Buster' Keaton) * Bartine Burkett - Miss Nickelnurser (uncredited) * Ingram B. Pickett - Tiny Tim (tall villain) (uncredited) * Charles Dorety - Drunk (uncredi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Luck (1921 Film)
''Hard Luck'' is a 1921 American two-reel silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton, written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. It runs 22 minutes. For sixty years it was Keaton's only major lost film until it was partially reconstructed in 1987, with the critical final scene—which Keaton called the greatest laugh-getting scene of his career—still missing. It was later discovered in a Russian archive print, and now the full film is available. Plot Buster plays a down-on-his-luck young man who decides to commit suicide after losing his job and his girl. After several inept attempts to end his life—and bolstered by whiskey disguised as poison—he joins an expedition to capture an armadillo. He finds himself becoming more confident through a series of adventures (such as fishing and fox hunting) as the film proceeds. But the confidence becomes his undoing as he misses the pool in a dive from a high board and hits the ground on the far side with such force that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Haunted House (1921 Film)
''The Haunted House'' is a 1921 American two-reel silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton. It was written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. The film has a runtime of 21 minutes. Plot Keaton plays a teller at a successful bank. Unbeknownst to him, the manager of the bank and his gang are planning on pulling off a robbery and hiding in an old house that they have rigged up with booby traps and effects to make it appear to be haunted. After a mishap that afternoon with Keaton getting glue all over the money and himself, he almost thwarts the gang's robbery, but when the owner of the bank walks in and sees Keaton armed with a gun, he assumes it was he who tried to rob it. Keaton flees and takes refuge in the old house; however, a troupe of actors from a theatre production are also in the house and are clad in their scary costumes (ghosts, skeletons, etc.), leading Keaton and the gang of robbers to believe the house actually is haunted. After Keaton has many encounter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarecrow (1920 Film)
''The Scarecrow'' is a 1920 American Short film, two-reel Silent film, silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton, and written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline.Fristoe, Roger."The Scarecrow."''Turner Classic Movies''. November 7, 2017. Plot Buster plays a farmhand who competes with his housemate (Roberts) to win the love of the farmer's daughter (Sybil Seely). Running from a dog that he believes is Rabies, rabid, he races around brick walls, jumps through windows, and falls into a hay threshing machine, thresher that rips off most of his clothes. He is forced to borrow a scarecrow's clothes in a nearby field. He then trips into a kneeling position while tying his shoes, and Sybil believes he is proposing marriage. They speed off on a motorcycle, with Joe and the farmer (played by Buster's father, Joe) in hot pursuit. Scooping up a minister during the chase, they are married on the speeding motorcycle and splash into a stream, where they are pronounced man and wife. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
