Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series)
The Silent Partner (1955)
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- 26min
- Drama
- 21 Dec 1955
- TV Episode
When a great film director accepts an Academy Award, he reflects on a comedian he worked with in the early film days, owing his success to him, not realizing that man is now destitute, watching the show on TV from a barstool.
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| Buster Keaton | ... |
Kelsey Dutton
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| Zasu Pitts | ... |
Selma
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| Joe E. Brown | ... |
Arthur Vail
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| Evelyn Ankers | ... |
Miss Loving
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| Jack Kruschen | ... |
Ernie
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| Jack Elam | ... |
Shanks
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| Percy Helton | ... |
Barney
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| Joe Corey | ... |
Arnold
(as Joseph Corey)
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| Lyle Latell | ... |
Ernie's Friend
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| Charles Horvath | ... |
Barber
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| George Marshall | ... |
Self - Introduction
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| Steve Carruthers | ... |
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
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| Heinie Conklin | ... |
Saloon Waiter in Western Comedy (uncredited)
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Russell Custer | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Charles Ferguson | ... |
Academy Awards Attendee / Film Shoot Onlooker (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
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| Bob Hope | ... |
Bob Hope (uncredited)
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| Jack Kenny | ... |
Barfly in Western Comedy (uncredited)
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| Hank Mann | ... |
Cameraman (uncredited)
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| Spec O'Donnell | ... |
Film Shoot Onlooker (uncredited)
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| 'Snub' Pollard | ... |
Special Effects Man (uncredited)
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| Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Academy Awards Attendee / Film Shoot Onlooker (uncredited)
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Cap Somers | ... |
Barfly in Western Comedy (uncredited)
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Directed by
| George Marshall | ||
Written by
| Barbara Avedon | ... | (written by) (as Barbara Hammer) |
| Barbara Avedon | ... | (story) (as Barbara Hammer) and |
| George Marshall | ... | (story) |
Cinematography by
| Edwin B. DuPar | ... | director of photography (as Ed DuPar) |
Editing by
| Bert Jordan | ||
Casting By
| Ruth Burch | ||
Art Direction by
| Charles F. Pyke | ||
Set Decoration by
| Rudy Butler | ||
Makeup Department
| Carmen Dirigo | ... | hair stylist |
| Jack P. Pierce | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Sidney S. Van Keuren | ... | production supervisor (as Sidney Van Keuren) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Maurice Vaccarino | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Jack A. Goodrich | ... | sound (as Jack Goodrich) |
| Joel Moss | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Jack R. Glass | ... | photographic effects |
Script and Continuity Department
| James J. Geller | ... | story editor |
Additional Crew
| William Sterling | ... | production coordinator (as William M. Sterling) |
Production Companies
- Hal Roach Studios
- Screen Directors Guild (in association with)
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1955) (United States) (tv)
- Les Films Jacques Leitienne (1959) (France) (theatrical)
- Mondial Films (1957) (France) (theatrical)
- Blackhawk Films (1976) (United States) (16mm & 8 mm home movie film prints)
- Televista (2008) (United States) (DVD) (Buster Keaton Double Header)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) (special permission: Academy Award statuettes)
Storyline
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Kelsey Dutton once was a great name of silent comedies. But, for all his talent, sound made him redundant a quarter century before. Now he is no more than a face in the crowd. And a sad one at that! At the moment, Kelsey finds himself in a bar where he is brooding over a beer. The TV is on for both Barney, the barman, and Selma, a movie fan, want to see a program airing the Academy Awards ceremony. Which they do, not without being disturbed by a group of noisy fellows. At a time appears on the screen the famed director Arthur Vail, who takes advantage of his being presented the statuette to pay homage to a forgotten actor without whom he would not be recognized as he is tonight. An amazing performer by the name of... Kelsey Dutton. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The actor who plays the technician smoking up the room and nearly getting himself pulled out the window by Buster Keaton is 'Snub' Pollard, who like the fictional Kelsey Dutton had been a very popular silent film actor, being most frequently teamed up with Harold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels. After talkies came into their own, he continued performing in motion pictures, but was for the most part relegated to uncredited bit parts. See more » |
| Goofs | Shanks quits after Kelsey interrupts the shoot, but reappears in the Western spoof, which was obviously filmed later. It's not uncommon for someone to quit a project, then later think better of it (especially when money is involved), and later return. Also, the Western likely was filmed later, by which time Shanks had "made up with" Arthur Vail. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Destry Rides Again (1939). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The Academy Award statuettes used on this program by special permission of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, copyright owners. See more » |
| Quotes |
Bob Hope:
The management has informed me they are not responsible for Oscars left over thirty days. After that, they're automatically turned over to Walt Disney. See more » |