This real stunt by Buster Keaton from The General (1926) v.redd.it/p79386b5t2571
Man narrowly avoids being crushed by a tree struck by lightning: "I felt like Buster Keaton."
Man narrowly avoids being crushed by a tree struck by lightning: "I felt like Buster Keaton."
Man narrowly avoids being crushed by a tree struck by lightning: "I felt like Buster Keaton."
Buster Keaton's Scariest Stunt, 1928 (Steamboat Bill Jr)
Buster Keaton stunt work gfycat.com/smugordinarygo…
Bitch, you’re Buster Keaton but I’m still a train v.redd.it/p79386b5t2571
Buster Keaton does a magic trick in Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
Many happy returns to the late, great Stan Laurel. One half of the much beloved comic duo, “Laurel and Hardy” who was born 131 years ago today. As Buster Keaton said at his good friend’s funeral: "Chaplin wasn’t the funniest. I wasn’t the funniest. Stan Laurel was the funniest."
Buster Keaton, Oliver Hardy & Stan Laurel, 1931
Buster Keaton's The Goat was released 100 years ago today, on May 18, 1921
The "It's a Wonderful Life" - 1955, Buster Keaton. youtube.com/attribution_l…
[May 18th, 1921] Buster Keaton's short film The Goat is released
Caption this dramatic moment between Buster Keaton and Boris Karloff at the all-star Mt. Sinai benefit baseball game.
Griffin made me want to watch Buster Keaton. What’s the best way to do that?
Absolute Buster Keaton moment. Saved by the beams! v.redd.it/7jlskh6sx3371
One of Buster Keaton's more "cartoony" gags, from The Goat (1921)
“The Railrodder” with Buster Keaton. (1965) v.redd.it/vui1iorsw5171
Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965) - Someone posted Keaton's final silent film "The Railrodder" the other day. Here's the companion TV special, all about its making. Allegedly has the only "behind the scenes" footage for a Keaton film. youtu.be/5HOWv7Ce69E
This Day in Buster… July 2, 1921 Joe Schenck, the man responsible for Buster Keaton for much of his career, writes an interesting article for the L.A. Evening Express about what it takes to be a film comedian.
“[They] must be a hard worker and one whose feelings, both mental and physical, are not easily hurt. A good casting director can tell almost at a glance whether an applicant has the sticktoitiveness needed.”
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The Boat (1921) was feared to be a lost film until actor James Mason bought Buster Keaton's old house in 1952 and discovered a copy in the basement, which he had restored at a film lab
This Day in Buster… July 3, 1926 Buster Keaton screened a preview of “Battling Butler” to capacity crowds for the town of Cottage Grove during filming of “The General.”
"The Buster Keaton Story", 1957, starring Donald O'Connor. Allmovie.com noted it was "sublimely inaccurate" regarding the details of Keaton's life. Keaton was paid $50,000 for the rights to his life story and served as a consultant.
When you watch Buster Keaton and marvel at how he moves ‘like a cartoon,’ know that animators like Chuck Jones were inspired to make cartoons that moved like Buster Keaton!
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” 1966, was the first of Buster Keaton’s movies to be posthumously released. Richard Lester’s film adaptation of the Broadway musical casts Buster in a cameo role as Erronius, but he still got third billing and snuck in this painful-looking stunt v.redd.it/60t27j5u5m671
This Day in Buster… July 3, 1926 Buster Keaton screened a preview of “Battling Butler” to capacity crowds for the town of Cottage Grove during filming of “The General.”
Buster Keaton, Oliver Hardy & Stan Laurel, 1931
Jack does his best Buster Keaton impersonation. reddit.com/gallery/nz2ucb
Playhouse 90, "The Innocent Sleep" by Tad Mosel, w/Hope Lange, John Ericson, & Buster Keaton (1958)
“War Italian Style,” 1967, is the last of Buster Keaton’s films to be released in the US, although not the last film he made.
Buster’s stoic performance served as a welcome counterpoint in this Italian vehicle for popular duo Franco and Ciccio, neither of whom was known for his subtlety. Buster sure wasn’t chicken in this scene! ;)
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And after two years of showcasing Buster Keaton’s filmography from start to finish, we’ll be starting again next Monday with his cinematic debut. Thank you for all the likes, comments, and shares. And thank you to Buster for 50 years of film. <3
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This Day in Buster… July 3, 1926 Buster Keaton screened a preview of “Battling Butler” to capacity crowds for the town of Cottage Grove during filming of “The General.”
This Day in Buster… June 23, 1958 Buster Keaton is the little can with the big surprise in this print ad for Country Club Malt Liquor.
This Day in Buster… June 27, 1932 Buster Keaton is due in port in San Francisco on his way home after gifting wife, Natalie, a yacht. The vessel was intended to be named after her and was intended to appease her after a marital disagreement. It sadly did not do the trick.
Caption this awkward moment between Buster Keaton and Mrs. Butler (not HIS Mrs. Butler!) from 1925’s “Battling Butler.”
In an interview printed in the Chicago Tribune 69 years ago today, Buster Keaton predicts the advent of streaming services like Netflix: “Television soon will become so expensive, the viewer will have to pay for it as he does his water, gas, and light. I see slots on a TV set.
For 25 cents the viewer will get a two- or three-hour show. This coast-to-coast revenue will make possible million dollar productions just for television.”
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This Day in Buster… June 17, 1957 In an interview with Mel Heimer, Buster Keaton expresses an interest in remaking “The Navigator,” with Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in the lead roles!
Buster Keaton appears in a March 1956 episode of the Martha Raye Show, in a version of the violin scene from Chaplin’s “Limelight.” Martha naturally takes on the Chaplin role.
A digital portrait of our Buster Keaton by Steve Elliott. Send your own Stonefaced creations to socialmedia@busterkeaton.org so we can share your future fan art!
This Day in Buster… April 29, 1929 “The Cameraman,” opens in Denmark with the title, “Kanonfotografen.” Buster Keaton has a smashing time with Marceline Day and the movie was a smash hit!
Caption this regal moment from one of Buster Keaton’s stage performances of “Once Upon a Mattress.”
This Day in Buster… June 29, 1907 The Keatons visit Joe’s family in Perry, Oklahoma.
[May 31, 1921] May 31, 1921: Buster Keaton, as stone-faced as ever, marries fellow actor Natalie Talmadge at the Bayside, N.Y., home of her sister Constance.
This Day in Buster… June 25, 1917 “The Rough House” is released. Buster Keaton plays two roles in this short (the second he made with Roscoe Arbuckle): Delivery Boy and Gardener. Check out the fake beard as he gets a faceful of hose! v.redd.it/59b6lfegwf771
Buster Keaton's silent film classic "The Goat" premiered 100 years ago today (May 18th, 1921) youtube.com/watch?v=_6kE2…
[April 12, 1921] Buster Keaton releases The High Sign, the first short film he made
Cops is a 1922 American two-reel silent comedy film about a young man (Buster Keaton) who accidentally gets on the bad side of the entire Los Angeles Police Department... youtu.be/JnKre93oSmQ
