Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts, Eddie Cline, Malcolm St. Clair, Bull Montana. Includes musical accompaniment. Films vary in length from 17-23 min. Special features: fifteen visual essays; alternate/deleted shots from some films; digitally-enhanced versions of some films; "The men who would be Buster": a collection of clips from slapstick films influenced by Keaton's work; four visual essays on the films' locations; "Character studies" a gag film starring Carter DeHaven with cameos by Keaton and others; "Seeing stars" (excerpts), a 1922 film featuring cameos by Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and others.
Contents:
Disc one. Hard luck / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; Metro Pictures Corporation ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- One week / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; Metro Pictures Corporation ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- Convict / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; Metro Pictures Corporation ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The scarecrow / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; Metro Pictures Corporation ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- Neighbors / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; Metro Pictures Corporation ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The haunted house / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; Metro Pictures Corporation ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- Hard luck / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; Metro Pictures Corporation ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- Disc two. My wife's relations / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; a First National attraction ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The play house / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; a First National attraction ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The boat / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; a First National attraction ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The paleface / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; a First National attraction ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- Cops / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; a First National attraction ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- My wife's relations / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; a First National attraction ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- Disc three. The love nest / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; a First National attraction ; written and directed by Buster Keaton. The frozen north / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; a First National attraction ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- Day dreams / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; a First National attraction ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The electric house / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; a First National attraction ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The balloonatic / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; a First National attraction ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The love nest / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; a First National attraction ; written and directed by Buster Keaton.
Summary:
A collection of Buster Keaton's classic silent short films, digitally remastered in high definition.
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