Harold lloyd made us laugh as much, charlie chaplin moved us more deeply, but no one had more courage than buster. Route 66, in journey to nineveh 1962 as jonah butler, the town jinx. Amcs biography of silent film icon buster keaton is excellent. Keaton started as the youngest member of a family act where he was allowed to falldown the stairs and get hit with the broom. There will never be anyone that could ever compare to him. Behold buster keatons oncelost film vault and gorge estate. Cline, buster keaton the playhouse 1921 best free legal movies ever 53 comedy by tutti quanti. It was released on april 21, 1957, by paramount pictures. In 1862, after spies steal his locomotive, the general, he wages a oneman battle to recover it. Right now id welcome any information about this house. Jun 09, 2011 the conceit is also, of course, a neat way of alluding to the nature of cinema. The copies previously uploaded here were either incomplete or.
He first appeared on stage alongside his parents in the three keatons at age three. Why, joseph frank buster keatons 1926 the general, unsung in its day but heaped with critical acclaim ever since. When i watched his films, short or fulllength, i felt completely drawn in to the story. Buster keaton on wagon train 58 mins an audio recording of a then 63 year old buster keaton in conversation with television writer bill cox. The buster keaton story is a 1957 american drama film directed by sidney sheldon and written by sidney sheldon and robert smith. My original mash ups of music i like and the genius director, actor, writer, and performer buster keaton. Overview of the buster keaton story, 1957, directed by sidney sheldon, with donald oconnor, ann blyth, rhonda fleming, at turner classic movies. Da sich keine deutsche bluraylabelfirma in absehbarer zeit erbarmen. The deadpan genius of buster keaton silent genius he never cracked a smile on screen, but keatons silent films are as funny as anything hollywood ever made. The great classics josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc. The genius destroyed by hollywood 52 mins a documentary on keaton and his struggles working within the hollywood studio system.
Buster keaton was a comedian and actor famous for his stoic and deadpan expression in his silent films. The complete buster keaton short films 19171923 masters of cinema blu. Some of buster keatons great, deathdefying stunts captured. The saphead was a stepping stone on buster keaton s way to stardom. Buster keaton celebrity profile check out the latest buster keaton photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Why, joseph frank buster keaton s 1926 the general, unsung in its day but heaped with critical acclaim ever since. Buster keaton definition of buster keaton by the free. Hoping to impress mary, ronald makes a buffoon of himself at every sport imaginable. Buster keaton did his own stunts, which included working with. Joseph frank keaton was born on october 4, 1895 in piqua, kansas, to joe keaton and myra keaton. A young couple who live next to each other in tenement apartments do everything they can to be together despite of their feuding families. By the end of 1920 buster keaton created, directed and starred in four brilliant masterpieces one week, convict, the scarecrow and neighbors. Cleopatra skit, 1964 buster keaton on hollywood palace.
But in college his uptight attitude doesnt win him any points with his sportsloving classmates, and pretty coed mary ignores him in favor of brutish jock jeff. Joseph frank keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966, known professionally as buster. Keaton would release both feature films and short films from the 1920s until his death in 1966. Buster keaton was an american comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. In september of 1925, one of buster keatons head gag writers, clyde bruckman, was doing some research on the civil war when he found a reprint of pittengers book which was retitled the great locomotive chase in 1893. By the end of 1920 buster keaton created, directed and starred in four brilliant masterpieces one. Eleanor keaton now lives in north hollywood, about a mile from universal. Decades after their release, his movies remain unsurpassed marvels of comic invention and mechanical timing. The genius destroyed by hollywood full movie in hd visit in 1926, he was at the peak of his. A revealing look at how buster keaton went from being one of hollywoods brightest stars in the mid20s to becoming a sad, solitary alcoholic by 1933. He wrote, directed and starred in 60 films in the 1920s alone. See more ideas about silent film, comedians and silent comedy. Known for his legendary stone face and incredible physical gags, buster keaton 18951966 was a genius of silentfilm comedy. The copies previously uploaded here were either incomplete or too blurry.
The general, perhaps the greatest film ever made, and 20 other buster keaton classics free online. He is seen here with his parents joe and myra with whom he performed from the age of three in the vaudeville. Peter bogdanovich on buster keaton, superheroes, television, and the effect of time on movies matt zoller seitz 201810 peter bogdanovich, film historian and filmmaker, talks about buster keaton, the subject of his new documentary. Nov 10, 2002 the greatest of the silent clowns is buster keaton, not only because of what he did, but because of how he did it. The scene stealers, buster keaton and ed wynn 1962. Joe and myra were vaudevillian comedians with a popular, everchanging variety act, giving keaton an eclectic and interesting upbringing. When it comes to comedy in film, buster keaton stands above. Da sich keine deutsche bluraylabelfirma in absehbarer zeit erbarmen wird, sollte man hier. Hollywood home tour buster keaton silver scenes a blog. In the silent era, nobody matched vaudevillian buster keaton for the inventiveness and scale of his imagination, without the sentimentality of chaplin, keaton brought us epic train crashes, underwater photography, hurricanes and battle scenes. Brilliant in his studies and dismissive of athletics, ronald finishes high school at the top of his class. Lee gilcrease, 29, kills his wife, ethel, and commits suicide in an orange grove near 14333 van nuys blvd. How, in the space of a few years, did buster keaton, the uncontested genius of silent films, go from the status of being a. Buster keaton, the genius destroyed by hollywood tv movie 2016 on imdb.
Joseph frank keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966, known professionally as buster keaton, was an american actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. How, in the space of a few years, did buster keaton, the uncontested genius of silent films, go from the status of being a widelyworshipped star to an alcoholic. It was a huge 10,000 square ft residence over in beverly hills that buster called the italian villa. This listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett. Buster literally grew up on stage as part of the three keatons, one of the roughest acts in vaudeville.
Silent era home page psfl filmographies actors buster keaton a growing source of silent era film information. Even before this film was released he had launched his independent moviemaking. Buster keaton united states comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face joseph francis keaton, keaton. The wonderful gags of the founding father of visual comedy. The genius destroyed by hollywood 52 mins a new documentary on keaton. Upon keatons return to hollywood in 1934, he made a screen comeback in tworeel comedies for educational pictures. What motion picture did no less an auteur than orson welles call the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest civil war film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made. The general 1926 steamboat bill, jr 1928 the goat 1921 the blacksmith 1922 cops 1922. A revealing look at how buster keaton went from being one of hollywood s brightest stars in the mid20s to becoming a sad, solitary alcoholic by 1933. Possibly the toughest man in show business history. The triumph of lester snapwell, 1963 as lester snapwell.
Buster keaton, the genius destroyed by hollywood tv. It was inspired by the great locomotive chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the american civil war. Perhaps best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression. He went on to garner immense popularity earning the epithet the great stone face for his physical comedy that became his trademark. The saphead was a stepping stone on buster keatons way to stardom.
The genius destroyed by hollywood 52 mins a new documentary on keaton and his struggles working within the hollywood studio system. Academy honorary award winning famous yesteryear american actor, comedian, filmmaker, screenwriter, and stunt performer buster keaton began his journey in the entertainment industry as a child artist. Hollywood could not even begin to create a masterpiece such as this. Buster keatons sons robert, 18, and james, 20, legally change their last names to talmadge after a petition to the court by keatons exwife natalie talmadge. Guide, download movies, tv shows, free videos, watch movies. Sep 14, 2018 explore katolewiss board buster keaton smiles. This biography of buster keaton provides detailed information about his. The greatest of the silent clowns is buster keaton, not only because of what he did, but because of how he did it. Joe keaton myra keaton joseph frank buster keaton october 4, 1895 februar 1, 1966 1 wis an american actor, director, producer, writer, an stunt performer. Buster keaton, the great comic actor of the silent era, was born on this day in 1895. The story was adapted from the memoir the great locomotive chase by william pittenger. Keaton has two stars on the hollywood walk of fame.
In films that combined comedy with extraordinary physical risks, buster keaton played a brave spirit who. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The film stars donald oconnor, ann blyth, rhonda fleming, peter lorre, larry keating and jackie coogan. Buster keaton, the genius destroyed by hollywood tv movie. Keaton started as the youngest member of a family act where he was allowed to falldownthestairs and get hit with the broom. He instantly thought the story would be perfect for keaton, who was an avid history buff. The conceit is also, of course, a neat way of alluding to the nature of cinema. Buster keaton, who died yesterday in hollywood, was something of a genius, and even today there are men who spend hours arguing whether charlie chaplin or. The general is a 1926 american silent comedy film released by united artists.
In the earliest days on stage, they traveled with a medicine show that included family friend, illusionist harry. He is best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the. He was eventually billed as the little boy who cant be damaged, with the overall act. The genius of buster keaton is fully developed, as he plays johnny gray the engineer of his beloved train called the general. Buster keaton extras day dreams and the problems of missing film by. Buster keaton did his own stunts, which included working with samuel beckett director ross lipman introduces screenings at music box and university of chicago.
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