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The Boat (1921) -- Buster's handmade boat, The Damfino, is finished and is, of course, too large to get through the basement door...

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Buster Keaton (writer)
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10 November 1921 (USA) more
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Buster's handmade boat, The Damfino, is finished and is, of course, too large to get through the basement door... more | add synopsis
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Argentina:25 min | Spain:20 min
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When James Mason bought Buster Keaton's old house in 1952, he found this film and several other lost Keaton shorts in the cellar. As the rolls were nitrate, disintegration had taken its toll. Mason made sure that this and the other classics were saved and restored at a film lab. more
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His Wife: Where are we?
The Boat Builder: Damfino.
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Almost Lost, 27 March 2005
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Author: (caspian1978@hotmail.com) from Attleboro, MA

This was a short that had no long term goals. If not from dumb luck, this movie could have been lost forever. This was found among a series of other shorts that Keaton had kept at home. In many ways, this is a rip off of Chaplin. Nothing seems to go right for this little "Tramp" as he is pushed around and put into one situation after another. Not as funny as many other Keaton classics, it is worth keeping on tape for future generations to enjoy. In many ways, this and The Love Nest are often found with Keaton's classic the Navigator. Both have to do with Keaton on the Ocean. This alone keep them together in a category. If you like Keaton, you'll enjoy this one. If not, you'll agree that this is a dime a dozen for Keaton.

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