Description: Joseph Frank Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966), known professionally as Buster Keaton, was an American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer.
Years active: 1898–1966
Creator: RoboPhone
Posted: 5 years ago
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Limelight
( 1952 )
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
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The Devil to Pay (Short 1960)
Industrial film made by the National Association of Wholesalers in 1960 that shows what happens when a NASA rocket accidentally lands on the Devil's flower garden.
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The Home Owner (Short 1961)
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 sho...Read all
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The Great Chase
( 1962 )
A great compilation of the greatest chase/stunt/falls and dangerous sequences from the early years of cinema, long before stuntman become a real profession with more and more thrilling feats to be conquered. The documentary includes amazing stunts by the likes of Buster Keaton, Douglas Fairbanks, Lillian Gish and many others.
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The Sound of Laughter
( 1963 )
A compilation that features film clips mostly from Educational Film Company comedies of the 1930s
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The Railrodder (Short 1965)
( 1965 )
After literally walking to Canada from England, Buster takes a cross-country trip across Canada on a railway motorcar (speeder).
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Buster Keaton Rides Again
( 1965 )
This film is a documentary about the filming of one of Buster Keaton's movies: The Railrodder (1965).
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Film (Short 1965)
( 1966 )
A twenty-minute, almost totally silent film (no dialogue or music, save one 'shhh!') in which Buster Keaton attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye. But, as the film is based around Bishop Berkeley's principle 'esse est percipi' (to be is to be perceived), Keaton's very existence conspires against his efforts
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The Scribe (Short 1966)
( 1966 )
Amateur journalist Buster covers a story about construction site safety regulations and gets first-hand experience in the process.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
( 1966 )
A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading to chaos.
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