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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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Overview

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Director:

Buster Keaton
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Writer:

Buster Keaton (writer)
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Release Date:

10 November 1921 (USA) more

Genre:

Short | Comedy | Family more

Plot:

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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Almost Lost more (11 total)


Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:

Argentina:25 min | Spain:20 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White | Color (tinted)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Silent


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Trivia:

Buster Keaton's technical effects man, Fred Gabourie, constructed two boats for the filming. One was designed to sink, for the famous launching scene; the other was a fully working boat for the rest of the filming. Unfortunately, the boat that was designed to sink refused to do so; even when loaded with scrap iron, the bottom simply fell out of it and the shell bobbed on the surface. Conversely, the boat which was intended to float also refused to fulfill its obligations, constantly taking on water and threatening to sink. Gabourie finally solved the problem of the boats by attaching the launching scene boat to steel cables holding it to tracks below the water line, thus forcing it underwater; the second boat only floated by virtue of a crew manning hand pumps, concealed in the hull. more

Quotes:

His Wife: Where are we?
The Boat Builder: Damfino.
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Movie Connections:

Edited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1975) more


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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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