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Buster Keaton: Starring Buster Keaton
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Keaton's last starring feature in America was What! No Beer? Behind the scenes, Keaton's world was in chaos, with divorce proceedings contributing to his alcoholism, which in turn caused production delays and unpleasant incidents at the studio. Keaton was so depleted during the filming of What! No Beer? that MGM released him, despite the film being a resounding hit.
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Synopsis: This 25-minute sales film starring Buster Keaton was finally rediscovered in 2000. In his later years, when Keaton was touring the country in plays such as Merton of the Movies and Once Upon a Mattress, his agent would call cities ahead of his appearances and offer his acting services. In lateRead More
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Buster is playing golf with Sybil when he gets knocked out. An escaped prisoner changes clothes with him. Buster goes to prison and learns that he is to be hanged. He changes clothes with a guard just as prisoner Roberts attacks all the guards. Silent with a musical score. Starring Buster Keaton.
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Keaton's first starring role in a feature was arranged for him by his producer Joseph M. Schenck. While the role gave him limited opportunities as a comedian it was important for his career as it established him as a star in his own right.
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When a large Irish woman falsely accuses Buster of breaking a window he is hauled before a Polish judge who speaks no English and assumes they are there to be married. She takes her new husband home to meet her four gorilla like brothers. Starring Buster Keaton. Short Movie. 1922
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