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Buster Keaton

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Genius of Buster Keaton, TheGenius of Buster Keaton, The (The Short Films Collection) (1917-1923) Aro Favourite
Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton
A stunning, near–complete collection of 33 "two–reelers" from Buster Keaton's formative years before his run of successful feature…
Arbuckle and Keaton - Volume 1Arbuckle and Keaton - Volume 1 (1919) Recommended
Dir. Fatty Arbuckle
Feat. Buster Keaton, Fatty Arbuckle
Five rare ‘two–reelers’ from the 1910s display two genius comedians in fine style: the mature routines of Roscoe…
Buster Keaton ShortsBuster Keaton Shorts (1920-1923)
Feat. Buster Keaton
A selection of early Buster Keaton short comedies, dating from just after his period as sidekick to Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and prior to his classic…
Saphead, TheSaphead, The (+ The High Sign, One Week) (1920)
Dir. Herbert Blaché, Winchell Smith
Feat. Buster Keaton
The film that launched Buster Keaton's career as a leading man features his debut starring role in a feature film as the simple–minded son of a…
Our Hospitality / Sherlock Jr.Our Hospitality / Sherlock Jr. (1923) Recommended
Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton
A pair of classic cinematic comedies from deadpan master Buster Keaton. 'Our Hospitality' – Keaton plays the youngest member of a Southern…
Three Ages, TheThree Ages, The (1923) Recommended
Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton, Wallace Beery, Margaret Leahy
Dir. Keaton's debut effort is an original and often hilarious satire of cinema 'epic' cliche, already well–developed in 1923 courtesy of…
Navigator, TheNavigator, The (1924) Aro Favourite
Dir. Buster Keaton, Donald Crisp
Feat. Buster Keaton
One of Buster Keaton's most evocative silent comedies, playing a naive youth who becomes marooned upon a gigantic yacht drifting out to…
Seven ChancesSeven Chances (1925) Aro Favourite
Dir. Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Feat. Buster Keaton
Another of Buster Keaton's masterpieces is this romantic comedy in which he plays a man who is offered a seven million dollar fortune if he marries…
General, TheGeneral, The (1926) Aro Favourite
Dir. Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Feat. Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton risks life and limb to pursue his beloved rail engine, hijacked by Union spies at the time of the U.S. Civil War. Hilarious…
Battling ButlerBattling Butler (1926)
Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton's seventh feature film is based on a Broadway play in which he plays a love–struck weakling who must masquerade as a boxer in…
CollegeCollege (1927)
Dir. James W. Horne
Feat. Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton goes to college where he tries to win the girl of his dreams by proving himself in the sports arena. An ideal set up for 'Stoneface' to…
Steamboat Bill JrSteamboat Bill Jr (1928) Aro Favourite
Dir. Charles Riesner
Feat. Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Tom McGuire
One of Buster Keaton's best films begins as sly farce, with his wimpish city–slicker meekly tussling with a thuggish steamboat–captain…
Parlour, Bedroom & Bath (1931)
Dir. Edward Sedgewick
Feat. Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton is mistaken for a rich playboy in one of his rare 'talkies'. Not in the same league as his silent classics, but an interesting curio.
Golden Age of Comedy (TV Series)Golden Age of Comedy (TV Series) (1949-1960)
Feat. Groucho Marx, Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope
Treasure trove of broadcast comedy classics from America's variety show golden age. Includes a bonus sixth disc with rare standup performances from…
Sunset BoulevardSunset Boulevard (1950) Aro Favourite
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich von Stroheim
Faded screen vamp Gloria Swanson and screenwriter William Holden exploit each other mercilessly in this searing dissection of Hollywood decadence,…
LimelightLimelight (1951)
Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Claire Bloom
Charlie Chaplin's final film recreates in spirit his poverty–stricken London boyhood and escape into the vaudeville world. With such…
When Comedy Was KingWhen Comedy Was King (1960) Recommended
Dir. Various
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel
Second anthology of priceless silent comedy from complier Robert Youngson features excerpts from the likes of Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel & Hardy,…
Beach Blanket BingoBeach Blanket Bingo (1965)
Dir. William Asher
Feat. Paul Lynde, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello
Most successful and best known of the ‘Beach Party’ movies, though it shows signs of being fifth in a series by straying quite a way from the…
Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, AFunny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, A (1966)
Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Zero Mostel, Buster Keaton, Jack Gilford
Wild spoof–musical set in Roman times, is somewhat spotty but still generates plenty of comic gas courtesy of some old pros. Mostel plays a…
Buster Keaton - A Hard Act to FollowBuster Keaton - A Hard Act to Follow (1987) Recommended
Dir. Kevin Brownlow, David Gill
Feat. Buster Keaton
Lovingly assembled by historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, this three–part biography on the great 'stone–faced' comedian compares a…

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