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—one an effete millionaire (Keaton), the other the heavyweight champion of the world (Francis McDonald). Coincidence brings them to the same backwoods Kentucky neighborhood, where Butler-the-fop finds love with a mountain girl, but not before antagonizing Butler-the-brute into a Madison Square Garden grudge match.
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The General
Directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman • 1926 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen CavenderConsistently 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...
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Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Directed by Buster Keaton and Charles Reisner • 1928 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Tom McGuireSTEAMBOAT 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...
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The Great Buster: A Celebration
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...
