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Directed by Buster Keaton

Directed by Buster Keaton

9 Episodes

Arguably the greatest comic genius of the silent era, Buster Keaton turned the adage “less is more” into slapstick gold, using his perpetually passive, poker-faced visage to wring laughs from the most absurd situations. A child of vaudeville, he transferred the knockabout style of physical comedy he honed on the stage to the nascent medium of cinema, distinguishing himself both in front of and behind the camera with his audacious, often genuinely dangerous set pieces and innate understanding of the possibilities of filmmaking. With innovative features like SHERLOCK JR., THE GENERAL, and STEAMBOAT BILL, JR., Keaton took silent comedy to new heights of astonishing ambition—all the while remaining, thanks to that immovable countenance, touchingly human.

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Directed by Buster Keaton

9 Episodes

  • Directed by Buster Keaton Teaser
    01:06
    Directed by Buster Keaton Teaser
    Episode 1

    Directed by Buster Keaton Teaser

    Episode 1

  • The Navigator
    1:06:15
    The Navigator
    Episode 2

    The Navigator

    Episode 2

    Directed by Buster Keaton and Donald Crisp • 1924 • United States
    Starring Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Frederick Vroom

    Buster Keaton sets sail for misadventure in what would prove to be his biggest commercial hit, a slapstick riot that makes ingenious use of its setting: a 500-foot, lost-at-...

  • Sherlock Jr.
    45:35
    Sherlock Jr.
    Episode 3

    Sherlock Jr.

    Episode 3

    Directed by Buster Keaton • 1924 • United States
    Starring Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton

    Reality and movie fantasy merge to brilliantly surreal effect in one of Buster Keaton’s most formally innovative features—a whirlwind of astonishing optical tricks and meta-cinematic invention. H...

  • Go West
    1:23:31
    Go West
    Episode 4

    Go West

    Episode 4

    Directed by Buster Keaton 1925 • United States
    Starring Buster Keaton, Howard Truesdale, Kathleen Myers

    Notable for its streak of sweet sentimentality—rare in a Buster Keaton feature—this endearing slapstick western features the filmmaker-star as an idealistic young man (known as Friendless) wh...

  • Seven Chances
    57:21
    Seven Chances
    Episode 5

    Seven Chances

    Episode 5

    Directed by Buster Keaton • 1925 • United States
    Starring Buster Keaton, T. Roy Barnes, Ruth Dwyer

    It’s a race to the altar when down-on-his-luck stockbroker Jimmie Shannon (Buster Keaton) learns that he stands to inherit seven million dollars if he gets married by seven p.m. on his twenty-seve...

  • Battling Butler
    1:18:26
    Battling Butler
    Episode 6

    Battling Butler

    Episode 6

    Directed by Buster Keaton • 1926 • United States
    Starring Buster Keaton, Snitz Edwards, Sally O’Neil

    Cited by Buster Keaton as one of his personal favorites among his own films, this knockabout adaptation of a Broadway play revolves around a case of mistaken identity between two Alfred Butlers—o...

  • The General
    1:19:34
    The General
    Episode 7

    The General

    Episode 7

    Directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman • 1926 • United States
    Starring Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender

    Consistently ranked among the greatest films ever made, Buster Keaton’s THE GENERAL is so brilliantly conceived and executed that it continues to inspire awe and laughter with e...

  • Steamboat Bill, Jr.
    1:11:26
    Steamboat Bill, Jr.
    Episode 8

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    Episode 8

    Directed by Buster Keaton and Charles Reisner • 1928 • United States
    Starring Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Tom McGuire

    STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. was Buster Keaton’s last independent silent comedy and also one of his finest. He stars as the sensitive son of a gruff riverboat captain (Ernest Torrence...

  • The Great Buster: A Celebration
    1:41:06
    The Great Buster: A Celebration
    Episode 9

    The Great Buster: A Celebration

    Episode 9

    Directed by Peter Bogdanovich • 2018 • United States

    The final film by renowned director and cinema historian Peter Bogdanovich is an affectionate, illuminating celebration of the life, career, and artistry of pioneering filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton, whose ambition, daring, and technical...

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