Joseph frank keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966, known professionally as buster. The buster keaton story is an interesting film to say the least. The script is wildly inaccurate and has several holes. Film and notfilm showcase the collaboration of buster. Capturing keaton s first steps in front of a camera this box set charts his early association with.
Fatty arbuckle attore, buster keaton attore, regista eta consigliata. With donald oconnor, ann blyth, rhonda fleming, peter lorre. Buster keaton was an american comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. His father is barely in this movie at all, and arbuckle is completely absent. The black and white film traces keaton s life from his vaudeville beginnings to his difficult transition into talkies. The buster keaton story 1957 the caddy 1953 caesar and cleopatra 1945 cafe metropole 1937 call it a day 1937 the canterville ghost 1944 carry on, constable 1960 cash and carry aka ringside maisie 1941 cast a deadly spell 1991 the cat and the canary 1939 the. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Buy the general 1926 buster keaton action, adventure, comedy movie film. How we got the italian movie business into trouble.
In films that combined comedy with extraordinary physical risks, buster keaton played a brave spirit who. How buster keaton filmed the general green acres, pickfair, chaplins breakaway home, and keatons italian villa the. Donald oconnor the buster keaton story 1957 youtube. Buster keaton, marceline day, harold goodwin a struggling photographer takes the job of a newsreel cameraman and unexpectedly becomes a hero in one of his films.
The buster keaton story 1957 sidney sheldon synopsis. The buster keaton story 1957 cast and crew based on the life of the silentfilm comedian donald oconnor and his women ann blyth, rhonda fleming. The film was described by allmovie as sublimely inaccurate regarding details of keaton s life. Buster in the jungle is an episode from the shortlived 19491950 sitcom. It was a huge 10,000 square ft residence over in beverly hills that buster called the italian villa. Dissatisfied with my feeble attempts, coghill said to me kindly. The buster keaton story downloadable in avi, in dvd, hd. This essay explores afterimages of buster keaton s stardom. Please read as a biography, this movie is a major disappointment.
Keaton later remarked, i took a lot of pratfalls to build that dump. The buster keaton story 1957 based on the life of the silentfilm comedian donald oconnor and his women ann blyth, rhonda fleming. Actor james mason, currently living in keatons former home, the italian villa. Free and easy is supremely bad with keaton made up as an ugly clown for most of the movie, and. The movie is no different from a studio simply slapping the name of a popular book onto a. How buster keaton filmed the general chaplinkeatonlloyd film. Girl standing by bow of boat with a bottle in hand to christen. This 1957 movie is loosely based on the life and career of hollywood star, buster keaton. If you want to know the true story of buster, watch a documentary or read a biography. Buster keaton receives honorary academy award apr 4, 1960.
The buster keaton story 1957 cast and crew moviefone. Buster keatons pioneering 1926 film, now rereleased, more or less invented the action movie and looks even more startling than ever, writes peter bradshaw published. In 1926 buster keaton bought a home in beverly hills that became known as the italian villa. By 1950 a second buster keaton show appeared that was filmed and nationally syndicated. Beverly hills time capsule on former buster keaton estate. Cline, buster keaton the playhouse 1921 best free legal movies ever 53 comedy by tutti quanti. The buster keaton story 1957 as technical advisor 129. Interesting in that the filmmakers simply use busters name and assume that makes it a biopic. In 1957 buster appeared with charles chaplin in limelight 1952 and his film biography, the buster keaton story 1957 was released. The weird thing about this film is its not the buster keaton story at all. By the time of the italian commedia dellarte, during roughly the. The butcher boy 1917 1st buster keaton movie appearance fatty arbuckle by change before going productions.
While the two buster keaton shows were the only series keaton had of his own, he was a regular on television sketch shows and anthologies throughout the remainder of the 1950s right through the mid60s. He hated the movies he made, but they earned money and made him doubt his own abilities and taste. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or. Overview of the buster keaton story, 1957, directed by sidney sheldon, with donald oconnor, ann blyth, rhonda fleming, at turner classic movies. The legendary deadpan buster keaton, the comedian known as the great stone face won an honorary academy award in 1960 but never received a nomination. The main character is a fictional studio executive named gloria who falls in love with buster inexplicably, as hes portrayed as a graceless, unattractive slob and puts her happiness and career on the line in order to nurture and protect him as he chases another woman, blows all his money and drinks himself silly. Film and notfilm showcase the collaboration of buster keaton and samuel beckett beckett wrote the screenplay for only one film, a 1965 silent short starring keaton.
Almost purely visual, the story plays out as nearly one continuous chase. The buster keaton story 1957 the buster keatonstory 1957, is a film made perhaps too soon, and which many fans of buster keaton would agree should never have been made at all. Buster keaton on the set of the cameraman, 1928 one of my new favourite photos of buster keaton. Buster keaton, original name joseph frank keaton iv, born october 4, 1895, piqua, kansas, u. We see him as a kid growing up on the vaudeville circuitwe see him become a successful movie starand we see him drink himself silly, after all, a key element too many biopics is the drinking problem. Jacques tati is described as taking a page from buster keatons playbook. An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian. Filmography for buster keaton turner classic movies. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. This film is a love story, an american civil war story, an extended train chase.
While the film was a severe disappointment and had little to do with the facts of his life, the financial windfall was. The house featured in one or two of his films and in the 1950s was the scene of a remarkable discovery. The general 1926 steamboat bill, jr 1928 the goat 1921 the blacksmith 1922 cops 1922. Buster takes pictures of the doorman, buster walks away, then realizes he should be photographing the admiral. A 1957 film biography, the buster keaton story, starring donald oconnor as keaton was released. The buster keaton story 1957 sidney sheldon, donald o. Hollywood could not even begin to create a masterpiece such as this. Joseph frank keaton was born on october 4, 1895 in piqua, kansas, to joe keaton and myra keaton. Buster keatons italian villa quintessentialruminations.
The screenplay, by sidney sheldon, who also directed the film, was loosely based on keaton s life but contained many factual errors and merged his three wives into one character. Buster keaton leaves his family vaudeville act for the. Perhaps best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression. The buster keaton story is a 1957 american drama film directed by sidney sheldon and written by sidney sheldon and robert smith. Harold lloyd made us laugh as much, charlie chaplin moved us more deeply, but no one had more courage than buster. In 1957, keaton sold the rights to his life story to paramount pictures, who hired him as a technical advisor for the buster keaton story. Buster keaton biography childhood, life achievements. The buster keaton show comes to kttv in 1949, the october. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. The navigator is a 1924 comedy directed by and starring buster keaton. The film stars donald oconnor, ann blyth, rhonda fleming, peter lorre, larry keating and jackie coogan. The buster keaton story 1957 sidney sheldon, donald oconnor, ann blyth, rhonda fleming december 4, 2019 buster keaton leaves his family vaudeville act for the movies. Right now id welcome any information about this house. The buster keaton story 1957 the buster keaton story.
Slightly dangerous 1943 as comedy adv a smalltown girl changes her identity to make it in new york, leaving her boyfriend a. The greatest of the silent clowns is buster keaton, not only because of what he did, but because of how he did it. Two years later he received a special oscar for his life work in comedy, and he began to receive the accolades he so richly deserved. Doorman exits hotel, followed by admiral and his staff and get into car. It is an example of one of the most unrealistic biographies produced by hollywood, bearing very little fact in the story. As we see it in the film, buster is standing in front of a twostory house. This biography of buster keaton provides detailed information about his. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Some lacklustre clowning in the early stages soon makes way for moments of comic mastery in. The film begins with young buster appearing in his parents circus acrobatic act the real keatons never appeared in a circus, but were vaudevillians instead. In the earliest days on stage, they traveled with a medicine show that included family friend, illusionist harry. Director sidney sheldon starring donald oconnor, rhonda fleming, ann blyth genres drama subtitles english cc audio languages.
The general 1926 buster keaton action, adventure, comedy movie. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. The film was described by allmovie as sublimely inaccurate regarding details of keatons life. One of buster keatons most famous works, this movie is designed in. Buster keaton biography, movie highlights and photos. Released in 1957, the buster keaton story featured donald oconnor as the great silent film comedian. The buster keaton story is the sublimely inaccurate life story of immortal film comedian buster keaton, played by donald oconnor. Ann blyth, the buster keaton story, 1957 buster keaton circa 1928 file reference. It was released on april 21, 1957, by paramount pictures. An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian buster keaton. Buster keaton celebrity profile check out the latest buster keaton photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The cinematography is outstanding and of course the scene where the locomotive falls off the bridge is simply in the realm of legend. This essay explores afterimages of buster keatons stardom.
His path is complicated by alcohol and his downward spiral is well documented. Before edgar wright and wes anderson, before chuck jones and jackie chan, there was buster keaton, one of the founding fathers of visual comedy. Much has been said about buster keatons favorite movie, the. The film was written by clyde bruckman and codirected by donald crisp.
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