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Buster Keaton (writer)
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January 1922 (USA)
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Evil oil barons have given the Indians one day to vacate their land. The Indian chief tells his braves to kill the first white man they see...
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Nice Keaton short
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(Complete credited cast)| Buster Keaton | ... | Little Chief Paleface |
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20 min
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Continuity: In the external scene of the cabin, smoke is coming from the chimney. In the interior scene, there is no fire in the fireplace.
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Little Chief Paleface:
If my tribe don't get what's coming to them, you will!
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Featured in Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987) (TV)
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I have not seen many Buster Keaton shorts yet, but I think I really like this guy. Where Chaplin makes me smile a lot, Keaton really makes me laugh. With 'The Paleface' I kept laughing from start to finish, a little less in the middle though. In the middle part no one tries to catch Keaton, and that is exactly when he is at his best.
At first he is chased by Indians. They are mad because they are cheated and have to leave their land. They swear to kill the first white man that enters their property and of course Keaton enters, trying to catch a butterfly. When the Indians have caught him the best moments of this short arrive. They tie him to a pole and he lifts the pole from the ground and changes his position from time to time. It's hilarious. Then he befriends the same Indians and he is not chased. I have to admit the short becomes a little less funny here. But soon enough he finds himself into trouble again when they all go to the authorities to claim their land. A new chase, that also includes another Indian tribe, is what follows.
Like I said, the chases and the parts where he is caught are hilarious. Maybe the middle part less funny, that does not make it boring. Overall this short is terrific with a Buster Keaton who makes sure his shorts still work today.