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The 'High Sign' (1921)

21 min  -  Short | Comedy  -   18 April 1921 (USA)
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Buster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob... See full summary »

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Buster Keaton
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Cast

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Buster Keaton ...
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Storyline

Buster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob. Ordered to kill a businessman, he winds up protecting the man and his daughter by outfitting their home with trick devices. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Shooting Gallery | Train | Police | Gun | Gunfire  | See more »

Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English (intertitles)

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Also Known As:

El guardaespaldas See more »

Box Office

Gross:

€83,861 (Spain) (31 August 2002)
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Sound Mix:

Silent

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Buster Keaton's first independent two-reeler. He didn't consider it to funny enough and had it shelved upon its completion in 1920. It was released the following year when his film output was slowed by a broken leg. See more »

Quotes

Leader of Buzzards: Do you know the nature of an oath?
Our Hero: Yes. I play golf.
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Connections

Referenced in The Popcorn of Doom (2003) See more »