The Buster Keaton Story (1957)An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton. Director:Sidney Sheldon |
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The Buster Keaton Story (1957)An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton. Director:Sidney Sheldon |
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| Donald O'Connor | ... | ||
| Ann Blyth | ... |
Gloria Brent
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| Rhonda Fleming | ... |
Peggy Courtney
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| Peter Lorre | ... |
Kurt Bergner
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| Larry Keating | ... |
Larry Winters
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| Jackie Coogan | ... |
Elmer Case
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| Richard Anderson | ... |
Tom McAffee
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Dave Willock | ... |
Joe Keaton
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Claire Carleton | ... |
Myra Keaton
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Larry White | ... | |
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Dan Seymour | ... |
Indian Chief
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Michael Ross | ... |
Assistant Chief
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| Nan Martin | ... |
Edna
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Robert Christopher | ... |
Nick
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Richard Aherne | ... |
Franklin
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Buster Keaton leaves his family vaudeville act for the movies. He starts out as a bit player but quickly becomes famous as he acts in and directs his own films. Casting director Gloria Brent is in love with him, but he favors a starlet. When she rejects him, he starts drinking, a problem which only worsens when sound destroys silent cinema and his career. Will Gloria's love and his desire to make people laugh win out? Written by cupcakes
I have just acquired a print of this movie on film and it is highly entertaining. I have read some reviews slating this because it shows Buster started in a circus. That is just not true, this film depicts the true fact that Buster worked with his parents in Vaudeville. In the first half of the film there is a composite short titled 'The criminal'. This takes some expertly executed routines from Cops and Sherlock Jnr. Overall highly recommended except it is not on any media. I was fortunate in obtaining a pristine original 16mm print taken from the original 35mm negative - stunning and wonderful to watch on a projector as it was always meant to be seen.