I actually like his later shorts that he made almost as well as his early stuff. Glad they were saved and not tossed aside. Amazingly every one of Buster Keatons silent film appearances, even his earliest with Fatty Arbuckle have been found, except one "A Country Hero". That one is still lost and may never be found because it was of course filmed on highly flammable and easily degrading Nitrate. They have been gathered together and fully restored and digitally transfered by Cineteca di Bologna in Italy and Lobster Films in Paris. It took several years to accomplish while finding the best prints and duplicate negatives from all over the world. All new transfers. Wonderful set (The Buster Keaton Collection 1917 - 1923) that I highly recommend.
Reporter dude: "And I need to drag the body downstairs...." Buster: 'I don't want the body to be dragged downstairs.' AAHAAHA, THAT JUST KILLED ME !! LIKE I AM DYING
You know what's sad about watching this film. It's not about how he acts, how he speaks, how its preformed or styled. The thing that we all took for granted was us being able to hear this. Sound, audio, that is what killed Keatons career. That is why it is really sad for me to watch this because I am witnessing the thing that silenced one of the pillars of (silent) comedy. Uou can tell that Keaton is still trying, by God he is trying to keep the old styles he created from scratch, however the introduction of sound in films is what killed this giant. We still remember you, we will tell who Buster Keaton is, because it will be your films that will continue on, you will live forever, archived in the silence of an era.
Sorry to disagree but while he was better in silents than in talkies, it wasn't sound that caused Buster's career to stall, it was studio interference (when he signed with MGM in late '27). Keaton was actually enthusiastic about sound - if done his way. But they wouldn't let Keaton make his films the way he always had up to that point, they simply didn't recognise him as a film-maker - they saw a comic whom they'd hired to act in the films they wanted to make.For a while Keaton tried to fight this (successfully on The Cameraman and to a lesser degree Spite Marriage) but by the time sound came in he was exhausted. Add his deteriorating marriage and a escalating drinking problem and the result was that by his early talkies he's mostly following orders and his heart isn't in it - though occasionally he'd get a sequence or bit of business that recalled his better stuff. But things had improved on the personal front by the time he made Jail Bait - even though it's produced by bottom of the rung Educational Films, he had mostly stopped drinking, and was enthusiastic about his films - even if they were tiny ones like this, plus Educational allowed him the control he needed. Result - some pretty funny films - like this one.
Buster is wonderful. Catch him, if you can, in a great episode of Twilight Zone. His silents are brilliant. His 'Industrial' collection is commercials and other bits and pieces, and it's a hoot.
This was fun! I hadn't seen it before. Thanx so much for sharing! Buster Keaton. What a man. He could do it all. And did! No CGI. What you saw was all Buster. Wrote. Directed. Produced. Acted. Comedy. Drama. Composed, played, and sang. Conceived and executed stunts. Designed and built machines and props for gags. The famous watertower torrent broke his neck! (Sherlock Jr. --- Buster didn't account for such water pressure And he didn't know he'd broken his neck 'til --- I think he said it was 13 --- years later at a routine exam when his doctor told him so.) And, oh, that well-known falling housefront bit! (Steamboat Bill Jr. --- He only had about a 2" clearance in that window.) Quite impressive! The Great Stone Face. (Buster found out during his time in vaudeville with his parents, that if he laughed during a bit, the audience didn't, so he trained himself to keep a straight face all the time.) The Greatest of All Time! A really great guy. The true Iron Man: broke most every bone in his body, and kept going. And . . . He had pinpoint accuracy with a custard pie at 27 feet, even in his later years! RIP, darling Buster, and thanx so very much for the magic, music, and memories. (Yes. I absolutely adore Buster Keaton. For 70+ years now.) [edit for typo]
Kidnaped??? Is that how you should write it?!? People only said "yeah" in the phone? Buster's voice sounds as old as he would be today??Why is nobody asking these questions?
What do you you mean sounds as old as it would today? And yes, Kidnaped is really how they wrote it. Just find any old steno notebook with the spellings of dozens of words on the covers.
WHAT A VOICE KEATON HAD!!
I always wanted to hear Buster's baritone vocals in a 'talkie.' Magnificent.
God damn, I really like Buster Keaton's voice
I TOO
I'm in love
ME TOO!!
Me2
I actually like his later shorts that he made almost as well as his early stuff. Glad they were saved and not tossed aside. Amazingly every one of Buster Keatons silent film appearances, even his earliest with Fatty Arbuckle have been found, except one "A Country Hero". That one is still lost and may never be found because it was of course filmed on highly flammable and easily degrading Nitrate. They have been gathered together and fully restored and digitally transfered by Cineteca di Bologna in Italy and Lobster Films in Paris. It took several years to accomplish while finding the best prints and duplicate negatives from all over the world. All new transfers. Wonderful set (The Buster Keaton Collection 1917 - 1923) that I highly recommend.
Buster Keaton ❤
Talentoso e brilhante, em filmes mudo ou com som❤
Siim
3:48 HAD ME DYING OF LAUGHTER
Hilarious! Especially like when he tells the warden he's innocent. Like they've never heard that before.
“Be Quiet”
Makes the loudest noise ever
Wow... That's his voice I guess. Different than I thought
my mans sound 200 years old bro
I wasn't expecting it to be that deep
Lot raspier than I assumed
Very nice and meaningful movies Mr. Buster Keaton still lives in our memories.
His body language is amazing ♥️♥️
First time I've heard this legends voice.....strangely sounds like him
Yes, his voice sounds like I imagined it would.
@@kataisa3 thank you
Absolutely not...
@@Parialated what do you mean?
Reporter dude: "And I need to drag the body downstairs...."
Buster: 'I don't want the body to be dragged downstairs.'
AAHAAHA, THAT JUST KILLED ME !! LIKE I AM DYING
You know what's sad about watching this film. It's not about how he acts, how he speaks, how its preformed or styled. The thing that we all took for granted was us being able to hear this. Sound, audio, that is what killed Keatons career. That is why it is really sad for me to watch this because I am witnessing the thing that silenced one of the pillars of (silent) comedy. Uou can tell that Keaton is still trying, by God he is trying to keep the old styles he created from scratch, however the introduction of sound in films is what killed this giant. We still remember you, we will tell who Buster Keaton is, because it will be your films that will continue on, you will live forever, archived in the silence of an era.
Aiden Stammler felt that.
Sorry to disagree but while he was better in silents than in talkies, it wasn't sound that caused Buster's career to stall, it was studio interference (when he signed with MGM in late '27).
Keaton was actually enthusiastic about sound - if done his way. But they wouldn't let Keaton make his films the way he always had up to that point, they simply didn't recognise him as a film-maker - they saw a comic whom they'd hired to act in the films they wanted to make.For a while Keaton tried to fight this (successfully on The Cameraman and to a lesser degree Spite Marriage) but by the time sound came in he was exhausted. Add his deteriorating marriage and a escalating drinking problem and the result was that by his early talkies he's mostly following orders and his heart isn't in it - though occasionally he'd get a sequence or bit of business that recalled his better stuff.
But things had improved on the personal front by the time he made Jail Bait - even though it's produced by bottom of the rung Educational Films, he had mostly stopped drinking, and was enthusiastic about his films - even if they were tiny ones like this, plus Educational allowed him the control he needed. Result - some pretty funny films - like this one.
Buster had a great voice! There's nothing wrong with his voice at all.
No. It was the studios not letting him keep control of the stories abd gags.
I didn't know Keaton was that good. Very funny stuff.
Than you need to watch some of his silent features!!! This is non-terrible, but they're brilliant.
Buster is wonderful.
Catch him, if you can, in a great episode of Twilight Zone.
His silents are brilliant.
His 'Industrial' collection is commercials and other bits and pieces, and it's a hoot.
2:15 “We Furnish the Ring, You Furnish the Girl”
6:07 What a good scare 🤣😂🤣
Another Buster Keaton I love, is "Nothing but pleasure." 😂😂😂😂😂
❤️ From the UK
I never realized how short he was lol! One funny guy XD
Bruh girls are all over 20s Keaton
I've NEVER RELATED TO ANYTHING THIS MUCH IN MY LIFE JSIAHDIAKS
LMAO FR
I FEEL ATTACKED 🏃♀️💨
as we should be 😌
I’m being called out…😢
he is truly a golden talent 😭
This was fun! I hadn't seen it before.
Thanx so much for sharing!
Buster Keaton.
What a man.
He could do it all.
And did!
No CGI.
What you saw was all Buster.
Wrote. Directed. Produced. Acted. Comedy. Drama. Composed, played, and sang. Conceived and executed stunts. Designed and built machines and props for gags.
The famous watertower torrent broke his neck! (Sherlock Jr. --- Buster didn't account for such water pressure And he didn't know he'd broken his neck 'til --- I think he said it was 13 --- years later at a routine exam when his doctor told him so.)
And, oh, that well-known falling housefront bit! (Steamboat Bill Jr. --- He only had about a 2" clearance in that window.)
Quite impressive!
The Great Stone Face.
(Buster found out during his time in vaudeville with his parents, that if he laughed during a bit, the audience didn't, so he trained himself to keep a straight face all the time.)
The Greatest of All Time!
A really great guy.
The true Iron Man: broke most every bone in his body, and kept going.
And . . . He had pinpoint accuracy with a custard pie at 27 feet, even in his later years!
RIP, darling Buster, and thanx so very much for the magic, music, and memories.
(Yes. I absolutely adore Buster Keaton. For 70+ years now.)
[edit for typo]
CLASSIC
It's a pleasant surprise seeing some frequent Three Stooges extras in this.
"hey guard I want my window fix, there is draft in here!"
Went through all of that shit just to buy a ring for some dame.
I think this one is his best talkie
03:48 - 03:59 😂
❤️ From the UK
He doesn't see where Buster Keaton is going, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.
I think if Keaton had all of the characters except for himself speak, it would have been fine. That, and add some music.
3:00
Haaa..so nice funny
With
Harold Goodwin
Mathew Betz
Bud Jamison
Betty Andre
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Kidnaped??? Is that how you should write it?!? People only said "yeah" in the phone? Buster's voice sounds as old as he would be today??Why is nobody asking these questions?
What do you you mean sounds as old as it would today? And yes, Kidnaped is really how they wrote it. Just find any old steno notebook with the spellings of dozens of words on the covers.