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The Cameraman ()

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Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion-picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.
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Buster
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Sally
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Stagg
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Editor (as Sidney Bracy)
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Cop
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The Big Sea Lion (uncredited)
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Man in Bath-House (uncredited)
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Office Worker (uncredited)
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Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
Gertrude Ederle ...
Gertrude Ederle (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Photographer (uncredited)
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Swimmer in Swimming Pool (uncredited)
Louise Keaton ...
Swimmer in Swimming Pool (uncredited)
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Charles A. Lindbergh (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Randall (uncredited)
Jack Raymond ...
Swimming Pool Attendant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Edward Sedgwick
Buster Keaton ... (uncredited)

Written by

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Clyde Bruckman ... (story by) and
Lew Lipton ... (story by)
 
Joseph Farnham ... (titles) (as Joe Farnham)
 
Al Boasberg ... () (uncredited)
 
Byron Morgan ... (story) (uncredited)

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Buster Keaton ... producer (uncredited)
Lawrence Weingarten ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Mitja Reichenberg ... composer

Cinematography by

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Reggie Lanning ... (photographed by)
Elgin Lessley ... (photographed by)

Editing by

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Hugh Wynn ... film editor
Basil Wrangell ... (uncredited)

Production Management

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Edward Brophy ... unit manager (uncredited)

Art Department

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Fred Gabourie ... settings
Ernie Orsatti ... assistant property master (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Frank Dugas ... assistant camera (uncredited)
George Gordon Nogle ... camera operator: New York (uncredited)
Melbourne Spurr ... publicity photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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David Cox ... wardrobe

Script and Continuity Department

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Richard Schayer ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Tony Campanaro ... wrangler (uncredited)
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  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (An Edward Sedgwick Production) (A Buster Keaton Production)

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Taglines BUSTER KEATON WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH 'TILL YOU CRY in THE CAMERAMAN with Marceline Day. (Print Ad- Oxnard Daily Courier,((Oxnard, Calif.)) 5 November 1928) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Snapshots (United States)
  • L'opérateur (France)
  • Le caméraman (France)
  • Buster Keaton, der Filmreporter (Germany)
  • El fotógrafo (Spain)
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  • 76 min
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Trivia The film was almost lost forever. The only known copy at the time was destroyed in a fire at Storage Vault No. 7 at MGM on 10 August 1965. The existing master copy of it was made using a print that was found in Paris in 1968, and a master positive copy of nearly the entire film, found in 1991. In modern copies of the film, the quality of the image varies dramatically; the scenes with best quality were obtained from the material found in 1991. See more »
Goofs As Buster goes to the newsreel office for the first time, the same girl leaves the building in consecutive shots. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964). See more »
Quotes Sally Richards: [advice to the aspiring cameraman] You must always grind forward... never backward.
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