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The Cameraman (1928)

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User Rating: 8.2/10 (2,166 votes)
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Overview

Writers:
Clyde Bruckman (story)
Joseph Farnham (titles)
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Release Date:
22 September 1928 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Family | Drama more
Plot:
After becoming infatuated with a pretty office worker for MGM Newsreels, Buster trades in his tintype... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Pure anarchy more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Buster Keaton ... Buster
Marceline Day ... Sally
Harold Goodwin ... Stagg
Sidney Bracey ... Éditor (as Sidney Bracy)
Harry Gribbon ... Cop
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Additional Details

Runtime:
67 min | USA:75 min (TCM print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
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Trivia:
The first film that Buster Keaton made with a prepared script. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Buster breaks the glass in the door for the first time, the remaining pieces change in between shots. more
Quotes:
Sally Richards: [advice to the aspiring cameraman] You must always grind forward... never backward. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992) (mini) more

FAQ

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Pure anarchy, 18 May 2000
10/10
Author: liehtzu from Korea

Keaton's "The Cameraman" is one of his very finest. The first picture he made after his newly inked contract with MGM, this is generally considered to be his last masterpiece. It is reminiscent of some of his early slapstick works: there's a pure anarchistic glee throughout that finally explodes in an incredible scene involving a monkey, a movie camera, and Keaton amidst a full-fledged Chinese gang war (!) that must surely go down as one of the most ambitious gags anyone has ever attempted. But the whole film is great fun and would make a wonderful double bill with "Sherlock Jr." though the MGM print of "The Cameraman" is far inferior to the Kino print of "Sherlock" (or most other existing Keaton films for that matter). Regardless, a mediocre print is better than none at all and this deserves to be seen because it's nothing less than genius.

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