Buster Keaton

Born: 1895-10-03

Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname The Great Stone Face. He was recognized as the seventh-greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Keaton the 21st-greatest male star of all time.


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Sunset Boulevard

as Buster Keaton
Released: 1950-08-10

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into...

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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Jimmy the Crook
Released: 1963-11-07

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about...

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The General

as Johnnie Gray
Released: 1926-12-25

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The...

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Around the World in Eighty Days

as Train Conductor
Released: 1956-10-17

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the...

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Limelight

as Calvero's Partner
Released: 1952-10-23

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again...

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Sherlock Jr.

as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
Released: 1924-04-17

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is...

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Jackie Chan: My Story

as (archive footage)
Released: 1998-07-17

Jackie Chan is one of the world's biggest action stars, famed for his wacky sense of humor,...

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

as Erronius
Released: 1966-10-16

A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.

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Our Hospitality

as William McKay
Released: 1923-11-19

A young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has vowed...

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The Navigator

as Rollo Treadway
Released: 1924-09-28

The wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor,...

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The Cameraman

as Buster
Released: 1928-09-10

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.

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The Great Buster: A Celebration

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-10-05

A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated...

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One Week

as The Groom
Released: 1920-08-29

Newlyweds receive a build-it-yourself house as a wedding gift—and the house can, supposedly, be...

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Seven Chances

as James 'Jimmie' Shannon
Released: 1925-03-15

Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th...

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Steamboat Bill, Jr.

as William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.
Released: 1928-05-09

The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father...

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And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-02-01

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...

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In the Good Old Summertime

as Hickey
Released: 1949-07-29

Two co-workers in a music shop dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry...

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The Boat

as The Boat Builder
Released: 1921-11-10

A boat builder and his family attempt to set sail in his handmade boat, 'The Damfino'.

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Go West

as Friendless
Released: 1925-11-01

With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and...

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The Haunted House

as Bank Clerk
Released: 1921-02-21

A bank teller who becomes involved with a hold-up, counterfeiters and a theatrical troupe posing...

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Cops

as The Young Man
Released: 1922-03-11

Buster Keaton gets involved in a series of misunderstandings involving a horse and cart....

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That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1974-06-21

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...

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The Goat

as The Goat
Released: 1921-05-15

A series of adventures begins when Buster is mistaken for Dead Shot Dan, the evil bad guy.

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Bad 25

as Ronald, The Boy (archive footage)
Released: 2012-11-22

Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson's Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal...

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Battling Butler

as Alfred Butler
Released: 1926-08-02

A meek millionaire masquerades as a boxing star to win a girl's heart.

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College

as Ronald, The Boy
Released: 1927-09-10

A bookish college student dismissive of athletics is compelled to try out sports to win the...

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That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)
Released: 1976-05-16

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...

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Hard Luck

as Suicidal Boy
Released: 1921-03-14

A down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He...

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The Scarecrow

as Farmhand
Released: 1920-11-07

Two farmhands compete for the love of the farmer's daughter.

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Three Ages

as The Boy
Released: 1923-09-24

The rituals of courtship, romantic rivalry, and love play out three times as a man vies with a...

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The Balloonatic

as The Young Man
Released: 1923-01-22

Buster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other their...

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Convict 13

as Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard
Released: 1920-10-27

A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a...

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The Image Book

as (archive footage)
Released: 2018-10-11

In Le Livre d’Image, Jean-Luc Godard recycles existing images (films, documentaries, paintings,...

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Day Dreams

as The Young Man
Released: 1922-11-27

In order to impress the father of a girl he is keen on, a young man goes to the city in search...

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The Cook

as The Waiter (uncredited)
Released: 1918-09-15

In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef and waiter of a fancy oceanside restaurant wreak...

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New Moon

as Prisoner - 'LuLu'
Released: 1940-06-28

A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.

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Good Night, Nurse!

as Dr. Hampton
Released: 1918-06-30

Roscoe's wife, tired of his endless drunkenness, reads of an operation that cures alcoholism and...

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The High Sign

as Our Hero
Released: 1921-04-18

Buster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery...

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Neighbors

as The Boy
Released: 1920-12-12

The Romeo and Juliet story played out in a tenement neighborhood with Buster and Virginia's...

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That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)
Released: 1994-07-01

Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of...

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Beach Blanket Bingo

as uncredited
Released: 1965-04-14

In the fourth of the highly successful Frankie and Annette beach party movies, a motorcycle gang...

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as Lion Tamer
Released: 1960-07-21

From chicken thief to cabin boy, riverboat pilot to circus performer, Huck Finn outsmarts...

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The Love Nest

as Buster Keaton
Released: 1923-03-01

In an attempt to forget his lost sweetheart, Buster takes a long trip at the sea when he's...

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The Paleface

as Little Chief Paleface
Released: 1922-01-01

A butterfly collector unwittingly wanders into an Indian encampment while chasing a butterfly,...

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My Wife's Relations

as The Husband
Released: 1922-05-15

Buster and a woman are mistakenly married and her initially unfriendly family begins to treat...

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The Stolen Jools

as Policeman
Released: 1931-04-04

Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended...

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Spite Marriage

as Elmer
Released: 1929-03-24

An unimpressive but well-intentioned man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom...

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Pajama Party

as Chief Rotten Eagle
Released: 1964-11-11

A Martian teenager sent to prepare for an invasion falls in love with an Earth girl.

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The Passionate Plumber

as Elmer E. Tuttle
Released: 1932-02-06

Paris plumber Elmer Tuttle is enlisted by socialite Patricia Alden to help make her lover Tony...

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The Frozen North

as The Bad Man
Released: 1922-08-28

This satirical parody of William S. Hart's melodramatic films finds Buster in the frozen north,...

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The Electric House

as Buster
Released: 1922-10-01

Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home.

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Forever and a Day

as Wilkins
Released: 1943-01-21

In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the...

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The Railrodder

as The Man
Released: 1965-06-20

After literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across...

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How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

as Bwana
Released: 1965-07-14

When he's stationed in Tahiti, a sailor hires a witch doctor to keep an eye on his girlfriend.

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The Butcher Boy

as Buster
Released: 1917-04-23

Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur...

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The Saphead

as Bertie Van Alstyne
Released: 1920-09-01

Nick Van Alstyne owns the Henrietta silver mine and is very rich and his son Bertie is naive and...

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The Blacksmith

as Blacksmith's Assistant
Released: 1922-07-21

Buster clowns around in a blacksmith's shop until he and the smithy get in a fight which sends...

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The Bell Boy

as Bellboy
Released: 1918-03-18

At the Elk's Head Hotel bellhops torment the lobby, each other and guests. The elevator is...

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Coney Island

as Rival / Cop with Moustache
Released: 1917-10-29

Arbuckle escapes the watch of his domineering wife and heads for Coney Island. Keaton arrives...

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The Rough House

as Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop
Released: 1917-06-25

Living under the same roof with his newly-wed wife and his mother-in-law, a careless Mr Rough...

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The Play House

as Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand
Released: 1921-10-26

After waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly...

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His Wedding Night

as Delivery boy
Released: 1917-08-20

Al and Roscoe, employees at a gas station, are rivals for Alice. When Buster delivers a wedding...

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Back Stage

as Stagehand
Released: 1919-09-07

Roscoe and Buster give a bullying Strongman the what-for, but after the performance troupe quits...

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The Garage

as Mechanic / Fireman
Released: 1920-01-11

Roscoe and Buster operate a combination garage and fire station. In the first half they destroy...

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Edge of Outside

as Buster (archive footage)
Released: 2006-06-11

An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W....

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Sidewalks of New York

as Harmon
Released: 1931-09-26

A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young...

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La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

as Self
Released: 1935-12-07

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was...

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Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2011-12-28

The lives of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), on the screen and behind the...

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Li'l Abner

as Lonesome Polecat
Released: 1940-11-09

Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to...

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Li'l Abner

as uncredited
Released: 1940-11-09

Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to...

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Film

as The Man
Released: 1965-09-04

A man attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye.

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Free and Easy

as Elmer
Released: 1930-03-22

Gopher City Kansas hosts a beauty contest. The winner, Elvira Plunkett, and her mother go to...

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A Reckless Romeo

as Blind Organ Grinder
Released: 1917-05-21

Roscoe flirts with a girl in the park. Later he takes his wife and mother-in-law to the movies...

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Speak Easily

as Professor Post
Released: 1932-08-13

A professor gets mixed up with chorus girls in a Broadway musical.

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Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

as Reginald Irving
Released: 1931-02-28

Jeffrey Haywood wants to marry to Virginia Embrey. However, Virginia refused to marry unless her...

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4 Clowns

as (archive footage)
Released: 1970-09-01

Robert Youngson once again compiles scenes from the golden age of comedy's silent film era....

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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1986-04-19

Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she...

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Pardon My Berth Marks

as Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy
Released: 1940-03-22

Buster, a reporter, takes a train trip and winds up innocently involved with a gangster's wife.

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War Italian Style

as Gen. von Kassler
Released: 1965-11-26

It's May 1943, and two Italian American soldiers, Joe and Frank, are searching the North African...

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Buster Keaton Rides Again

as Self
Released: 1965-10-30

In the fall of 1964, just over a year before his death, Buster Keaton traveled to Canada to make...

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Dance Crazy in Hollywood

as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Released: 1990-01-01

American dancer and choreographer Hermes Pan recalls his life and work as he relives the...

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What! No Beer?

as Elmer J. Butts
Released: 1933-02-10

When Prohibition ends, a barber tries to get in the liquor business only to come up against...

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Out West

as Sheriff, Saloon Owner
Released: 1918-01-20

The story involves Arbuckle coming to the western town of Mad Dog Gulch after being thrown off a...

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Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

as Self
Released: 1936-08-05

Winners of the Lucky Stars National Dance Contest - one woman from each state of the United...

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The Misadventures of Buster Keaton

as Buster
Released: 1950-12-31

Feature film fashioned from parts of Keaton's short-lived TV series "The Buster Keaton Show."

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Tide of Empire

as Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
Released: 1929-03-23

California's gold discovery in 1848 draws a "tide of empire" to the area, which becomes ripe for...

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You're My Everything

as Butler
Released: 1949-07-22

In 1924, stage-struck Boston blueblood Hannah Adams picks up musical star Tim O'Connor and takes...

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The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as Self / Princess Raja
Released: 1929-11-23

An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.

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That Night with You

as Sam - Short Order Cook
Released: 1945-09-28

In this musical comedy, a young singer becomes so desperate to appear on Broadway that she goes...

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The Hayseed

as Manager, General Store
Released: 1919-10-26

Buster manages the store while Roscoe delivers the mail, taking time out for hide-and-seek with...

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Sergeant Deadhead

as Airman Blinken
Released: 1965-08-18

An astronaut goes into space with a chimpanzee. When they return to Earth after their orbit, it...

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Oh, Doctor!

as Junior Holepoke
Released: 1917-09-30

Roscoe is a doctor who falls in love with a pretty woman whose boyfriend, in turn, falls in love...

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The Villain Still Pursued Her

as William Dalton
Released: 1940-10-11

Victorian melodrama is sent up in this spoof of the old production "The Drunkard; or, The Fallen...

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L'Incantevole nemica

as L'apprenti boulanger dans la pièce de théâtre
Released: 1953-06-14

The owner of a cheese factory fears communists and mistakes a meek youth who works for him for...

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Mooching Through Georgia

as Homer Cobb
Released: 1939-08-11

Man relates how he outwitted the Yankee army during the Civil War.

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Jail Bait

as uncredited
Released: 1937-01-08

Buster agrees to pose as a murderer to throw off the police while his room mate, a reporter,...

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The Baby Cyclone

as Stunt Double (uncredited)
Released: 1928-09-26

A woman thinks a small dog is an angel pet in this silent comedy.

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When Comedy Was King

as edited from 'Cops' (archive footage)
Released: 1960-03-29

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles...

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Hollywood Hobbies

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1939-05-03

In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood...

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Love Nest on Wheels

as Elmer
Released: 1937-03-26

Buster, the eldest son in a family of hillbillies who manage a hotel, attempts to raise money to...

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The Gold Ghost

as Wally
Released: 1934-03-16

Dumped by his girlfriend, Buster drives west and winds up in a ghost town called Vulture City,...

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Character Studies

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1927-11-20

Carter DeHaven announces that he will perform a series of "impressions." For each we see him...

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The Scribe

as Journalist
Released: 1966-01-08

Comedy short produced by the Construction Safety Association of Ontario, Canada. It demonstrates...

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Allez Oop

as Elmer
Released: 1934-05-25

When Buster's girlfriend falls for a trapeze artist, Buster tries to beat him at his own game.

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The Silent Partner

as Kelsey Dutton
Released: 1955-12-21

When a great film director accepts an Academy Award, he reflects on a comedian he worked with in...

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Blue Blazes

as Elmer
Released: 1936-08-21

Buster becomes a fireman, but unfortunately not a particularly good one. He has a chance to...

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The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

as (archive footage)
Released: 1951-03-23

Laurel is a Scottish reporter suspected of being a spy by police detective James Finlayson....

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A Duel to the Death

as The First Fisherman
Released: 1947-01-01

On the the bank of a peaceful river, two fishermen are... fishing! An idyllic scene indeed. At...

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The Big Parade of Comedy

as Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
Released: 1964-09-02

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

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That's the Spirit

as L.M.
Released: 1945-06-01

A vaudeville performer returns from the dead to help his wife and daughter, who are being...

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Grand Slam Opera

as Elmer Butts
Released: 1936-02-21

Elmer Butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price -- by...

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The King of the Champs-Élysées

as Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré
Released: 1934-12-10

In Paris, a stage-struck would-be actor is mistaken for an escaped convict.

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No Time at All

as Harrison
Released: 1958-02-13

An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears...

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Pest from the West

as Sir
Released: 1939-06-16

A millionaire vacationing in Mexico falls for a local girl and sets out to win her.

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Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)
Released: 1984-01-01

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they...

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Seeing Stars

as Self
Released: 1922-10-29

First National gala celebrity banquet with stars.

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The Hollywood Clowns

as (archive footage)
Released: 1979-03-23

Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.

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It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1976-03-31

A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.

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Three on a Limb

as Elmer Brown
Released: 1936-01-03

Scoutmaster Elmer Brown loses his heart to the pretty carhop who works in a drive-in diner....

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Moonshine

as Revenue Agent
Released: 1918-05-12

A feud between the Owens and the Gillettes ends when the last remaining Gillette is killed, but...

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Take It or Leave It

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1944-07-17

A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his...

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Hayseed Romance

as Elmer Dolittle
Released: 1935-03-15

Elmer answers an ad for a handyman job and starts working for an older woman and her niece. He...

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The Iron Mule

as Indian (uncredited)
Released: 1925-04-12

A train known as the Iron Mule is loaded with passengers, and starts off on its trip. Along the...

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There's No Business Like No Business

as Self
Released: 1963-01-01

On behalf of the Arvin Corporation, Buster Keaton demonstrates the importance of using Maremont...

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The Spook Speaks

as Buster
Released: 1940-09-20

A magician hires Buster as a housekeeper while he's away.

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His Ex Marks the Spot

as Buster - the husband
Released: 1940-12-13

Buster's home life is disrupted when his ex-wife and her boyfriend move in.

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One Run Elmer

as Elmer
Released: 1935-02-22

Elmer owns a gas station out in the California desert. Soon he has a business rival in Jim, who...

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Hollywood Cavalcade

as Buster Keaton
Released: 1939-10-13

Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she...

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General Nuisance

as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
Released: 1941-09-18

A millionaire falls for an army nurse, who tells him she likes men in uniform. So he enlists at...

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Palooka from Paducah

as Jim Diltz
Released: 1935-01-11

A hillbilly family, hard-hit by the end of Prohibition, decide to set the biggest brother up as...

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God's Country

as Old Tarp / Mr. Boone
Released: 1946-03-15

Lee Preston, aka Leland Bruce, kills a man in self defense but flees to the redwood country when...

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Tars and Stripes

as Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle
Released: 1935-05-03

Naval recruit Elmer is seemingly unable to discharge any of his duties without making life...

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The Round-Up

as Indian (uncredited)
Released: 1920-10-10

A lovesick sheriff protects his town, embroiled in a feud between a crafty bandit leader and the...

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Ditto

as The Forgotten Man
Released: 1937-02-12

Buster, an ice delivery man, falls for one of his customers, not knowing she has a twin sister...

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Stunts: A Taste for Risk

as Various Roles (archive footage)
Released: 2023-11-30

The amazing story of stunts, men and women who risk their lives every day on set to get the...

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She's Oil Mine

as Buster Waters, plumber
Released: 1941-11-20

Buster fights a duel over a girl.

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San Diego I Love You

as Bus Driver
Released: 1944-09-29

A harried daughter tries to keep her wacky family together while trying to sell her eccentric...

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She Went to the Races

as Bellboy (uncredited)
Released: 1945-11-04

A group of scientists develop a system to pick winners at the racetrack. Comedy.

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So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-12-07

A Turner Classic Movies (TCM) documentary about Keaton's discontented relationship with MGM and...

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The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

as Self
Released: 1962-01-06

A TV movie with intertwining music numbers and sketches.

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Paradise for Buster

as Buster
Released: 1952-05-31

Buster leaves his job after learning that he inherited a farm from an old relative.

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Estrellados

as Canuto Cuadratin
Released: 1930-07-07

A matinée idol and a bumbling manager fight for the love of a would-be starlet. Estrellados is...

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Forward, March!

as uncredited
Released: 1930-12-11

Spanish-language version of Doughboys.

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Crazy Days

as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1962-07-12

Narrator Hughie Green tells "jokes" over clips of old silent films. Including greats such as...

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Boom in the Moon

as uncredited
Released: 1946-08-02

An American soldier (Keaton) during World War II escapes from an airplane crash over the Pacific...

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Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One

as Various
Released: 2001-09-05

A collection of five silent comedy shorts co-starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster Keaton,...

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We're switching to Hollywood

as Self
Released: 1931-06-09

A German reporter visits Hollywood and is escorted through the MGM Studio by a German nobleman,...

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Nothing But Pleasure

as Clarence Plunkett
Released: 1940-01-19

To save money, Buster and his wife decide to drive to Detroit to buy a new car, then drive it home.

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Life in Hollywood No. 1

as Self
Released: 1927-08-25

Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.

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The Invader

as Leander Proudfoot
Released: 1936-01-02

A bumbling yachtsman sails to the South of Spain with a fiery seductress, only to become the...

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Doughboys

as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
Released: 1930-08-30

Elmer, rich society loafer, falls for Mary, but she'll have nothing to do with him until...

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Hodgepodge

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2025-04-30

Andrew Richter shares odd stories of celebrity encounters from his years working in New York hotels.

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Notfilm

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2015-10-27

NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star...

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The Taming of the Snood

as Buster Keaton
Released: 1940-06-28

A jewel thief uses Buster as an unsuspecting dupe.

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Mixed Magic

as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
Released: 1936-11-20

When Buster Keaton goes to work as an assistant to a carnival magician, the results turn out to...

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The Triumph of Lester Snapwell

as Lester Snapwell
Released: 1963-01-01

A low budget industrial film shot for the Eastman Kodak company. The mildly funny film that...

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Casanova wider Willen

as Reggie Irving
Released: 1931-10-19

Jeffrey wants to marry Virginia, who refuses to marry unless her older sister, the...

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Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood

as Self
Released: 2016-02-07

In 1926, Buster Keaton was at the peak of his glory and wealth. By 1933, he had reached rock...

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The Adventures of Mr. Pastry

as Professor
Released: 1958-06-21

Interested in becoming a serious actor, Mr. Pastry (Richard Hearne) seeks out the services of a...

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The Chemist

as Elmer Triple
Released: 1936-10-09

Buster plays Elmer "Happy" Triple, a scientist who is expected to develop the next big thing....

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Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-06-16

Time Travelers, a new documentary by Daniel Raim featuring interviews with John Bengtson and...

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The Lovable Cheat

as Goulard
Released: 1949-05-11

Posing as a wealthy Parisian, Mercadet fleeces friends and casual acquaintances alike. He is...

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30 Years of Fun

as (archive footage)
Released: 1963-02-10

Three decades of fun packed into one convenient package with this compilation of classic...

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Navigators

as uncredited
Released: 2023-07-19

December 1919. The American government deports 249 anarchists and radicals on the “Soviet Ark”....

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Lifetime of Comedy

as (archive footage)
Released: 1960-01-01

Compilation of comedy sketches from the comedy kings Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye...

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Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends

as (archive footage)
Released: 2016-02-04

Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton were two incredibly talented artists who enjoyed enormous...

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So You Won't Squawk

as Eddie
Released: 1941-02-21

Mobster Louie the Wolf sends an unsuspecting handyman (Keaton) to gather up the collection money...

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The Awakening

as The Man
Released: 1954-07-14

"The Awakening" is a 1954 short drama film of Douglas Fairbanks Presents anthology series based...

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The Sound of Laughter

as Elmer Butts
Released: 1963-12-17

A compilation of film clips of comedies from 1930's.

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Langlois-Keaton à Paris

as Self
Released: 1962-02-22

Furtive traces of a visit, a certain February 22, 1962: Buster Keaton.

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Life with Buster Keaton

as uncredited
Released: 1951-02-10

Buster's shenanigans running a sporting goods store and his antics in a local theatre group.

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Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2016-01-01

A documentary which explores the lives and tragic deaths of Marceline Orbes and Francis...

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The Devil to Pay

as Diablos
Released: 1960-11-09

A short silent (with narration), parodying science fiction films. The USA misfires a rocket...

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Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923

as uncredited
Released: 2016-07-17

Includes all 32 of Keaton's extant silent shorts (thirteen of which were produced under the...

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The Home Owner

as The Home Owner
Released: 1961-11-09

A 25 minute sales film featuring Buster Keaton as a prospective home owner in Maryvale, a suburb...

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Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

as Self
Released: 1933-01-12

A promotional film featuring movie stars at play. Includes Buster Keaton in a Napoleonic admiral...

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Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two

as Various
Released: 2001-09-05

A collection of five silent comedy shorts co-starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster Keaton,...

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Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

as (archive footage)
Released: 2006-03-07

A documentary short included as an extra with "The Buster Keaton Collection".

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Barney's Wall

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-05-04

What makes a rebel? This 78 minute documentary probes the psyche of bad-boy publisher and free...

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The Timid Young Man

as Milton
Released: 1935-10-25

Milton, a disappointed romantic, has sworn off women. He gives a lift to a female hitchhiker,...

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Simon Pure Beer

as Self
Released: 1962-07-19

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The Three Stooges Follies

as Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)
Released: 1974-11-01

Released to theaters in 1974, this collection of vintage Columbia short subjects included: "Yes,...

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The Twilight Zone

as Woodrow Mulligan
First aired: 1959-10-02

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...

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Burke's Law

as Mortimer Lovely
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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The Donna Reed Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-24

Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a...

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self
First aired: 1950-09-10

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...

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Route 66

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-07

Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet...

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Playhouse 90

as Harrison
First aired: 1956-10-04

Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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This Is Your Life

as Self
First aired: 1952-10-01

This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...

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Screen Director's Playhouse

as Kelsey Dutton
First aired: 1955-10-05

Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed...

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The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Sketch Actor
First aired: 1964-01-04

The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...

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Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1987-09-30

A series about the life, career and works of the movie comedy genius.

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Funny Business

as (archive footage)
First aired: 1992-11-22

Funny Business is a documentary style television series about the craft of comedy consisting of...

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