Originally produced as individual short or feature length silent motion pictures between 1920 and 1928, with varied musical accompaniment provided independently by each venue. Also available in VHS format from Kino on Video. Disc labels have nos.:ID2951DS, ID2952DS, ID2953DS.
Contents:
v. 1, disc 1. The saphead (77 min., c1920) / Metro Pictures Corp.; directed by Herbert Blanche; written by June Mathis -- The high sign (21 min., c1921) / Metro Pictures Corp.; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- One week (19 min., c1920) / Metro Pictures Corp.; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- disc 2. The goat (23 min., c1921) / Metro Pictures Corp.; Joseph M. Schenck; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Mal. St. Clair -- Three ages (63 min., c1923) / Metro Pictures Corp.; Joseph M. Schenck presents; directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline; story by Clyde Bruckman, Joseph Mitchell and Jean Havez -- My wife's relations (24 min., 1922) / Metro Pictures Corp.; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- disc 3. Our hospitality (74 min., c1923) / a Metro attraction; Joseph M. Schenck presents; directed by Buster Keaton and John Blystone; story by Jean Havez, Clyde Bruckman and Joseph Mitchell -- Sherlock Jr. (44 min., c1924) / a Metro attraction; Joseph M. Schenck presents; directed by Buster Keaton; story by Jean Havez, Joe Mitchell and Clyde Bruckman -- v. 2, disc 1. The boat (22 min., 1921) / a First National attraction; Joseph M. Schenck presents ; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The love nest (20 min., 1923) / a First National attraction; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by Buster Keaton -- The frozen North (17 min., 922) / a First National attraction; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The navigator (59 min., c1924) / a Metro-Goldwyn attraction; Joseph M. Schenck presents; directed by Donald Crisp and Buster Keaton; story by Clyde Bruckman, Joseph Mitchell, Jean Havez -- disc 2. Seven chances (56 min., c1925) / a Metro-Goldwyn production; Joseph M. Schenck presents; directed by Buster Keaton; screenplay, Clyde Bruckman, Jean Havez, & Joseph Mitchell -- Neighbors (18 min., c1920) / Metro Pictures Corp.; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The balloonatic (22 min., 1923) / a First National attraction; Joseph M. Schneck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- disc 3. Go West (69 min., c1925) / Metro-Goldwyn production; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by Buster Keaton -- The scarecrow (19 min., c1920) / Metro Pictures Corp.; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The paleface (21 min., 1921) / a First National attraction; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- disc 4. Battling Butler (71 min., c1926) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production; Joseph M. Schenck; directed by Buster Keaton; screenplay, Paul Gerard Smith ... [et al.] -- The haunted house (25 min., 1921) / Metro Pictures Corp.; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- The blacksmith (17 min., 1922) / a First National attraction; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Mal. St. Clair -- v. 3, disc 1. The general (75 min., 1926) / a United Artists production; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman -- The playhouse (23 min., 1921) / a First National attraction; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- Cops (18 min., c1922) / Comique Film Co., Inc.; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- disc 2. College (65 min., 1927) / a United Artists production; Joseph M. Schenck presents; directed by James W. Horne; story by Carl Harbaugh and Bryan Foy -- The electric house (23 min., 1923) / a First National attraction; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- Hard luck (21 min., c1921) / Metro Pictures Corp.; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline -- disc 3. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (69 min., 1928) / a United Artists production; Joseph M. Schenck presents; directed by Chas. F. Reisner; story by Carl Harbaugh -- Convict 13 (20 min., c1921) / Metro Pictures Corp.; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline -- Daydreams (21 min., 1922) / a First National attraction; Joseph M. Schenck presents; written and directed by "Buster" Keaton and Eddie Cline.
Summary:
A three box set that includes the total surviving work of Buster Keaton from his prime years as filmmaker and actor. Each film has been digitally remastered and, in many cases, painstakingly restored from variously available copies. Some features are not in their full original form.
Series:
Classic comedies of Buster Keaton
OCLC:
(OCoLC)42512122
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.