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Buster keaton and train, 1956 photo, knotts berry farm. May 14, 2015 this short film from director gerald potterton heavy metal stars buster keaton in one of the last films of his long career. May 10, 2011 15 life lessons from peter sellers classic pink panther moments and more. The iconic train scene from general by buster keaton, 1927. How buster keaton filmed the general chaplinkeatonlloyd. Bits of 1926 hollywood train wreck are still in row river. Produced with the full cooperation of the canadian national railroad, the film would see him travel from coast to coast on a railwaytrack speeder. He instantly thought the story would be perfect for keaton, who was an avid history buff. As the railrodder, keaton crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. Buster is a 1988 british romantic crime comedy based on events from the great train robbery. A 1957 film biography, the buster keaton story, starring donald oconnor as keaton was released.

Oct 04, 2011 later in speak easily, buster and the troupe arrive at the chatsworth station, and momentarily go their separate ways. Buster used trains in many films, and in his later years he built a model train equipped with special cars to run hot dogs and sodas from his. Harold lloyd made us laugh as much, charlie chaplin moved us more deeply, but no one had more courage than buster. All future uses of this photo should include the courtesy line, photo courtesy orange county archives. The general 1927 is an imaginative masterpiece of deadpan stoneface buster keaton comedy, generally regarded as one of the greatest of all silent comedies and keaton s own favorite and undoubtedly the best train film ever made. Buster keatons last silent film on a speeder 1965 o gauge. It ended with a powerhouse onetwo gag that still wows audiences today. A train from the east barrels down on the house, but passes. As the railrodder he crosses canada from east to west on a railway. The film was written and directed by keaton and edward f. A tale of two train wrecks and one airport by buster. The film stars keatons thenwife, natalie talmadge, as his onscreen love interest. Keaton had worked with roscoe fatty arbuckle for a number of years.

The railrodder english version by gerald potterton nfb. With buster keaton, marion mack, glen cavender, jim farley. In the movie, a stubborn confederate train engineer named johnnie has his beloved locomotive, the general, stolen by union spies with his. In the footsteps of buster keaton tracking down the actors film locations is a fascinating feat of detective work keaton and company first utilized neighboring towns such as chatsworth, burbank. Informal portrait of buster keaton and natalie talmadge standing with their baby, joseph keaton, on the platform of a train station with a bridge in the background in chicago, illinois. How buster keaton filmed the general chaplinkeaton. Film writer tim dirks introduces it as an imaginative masterpiece of deadpan stoneface buster keaton comedy, generally regarded as one of the greatest of all silent comedies and keatons own favorite and undoubtedly the best train film ever made. He made numerous short films as well as such feature films as three ages, sherlock, jr.

Disorder in the court 1936 remastered hd 1080p duration. Dec 11, 2009 in september of 1964, hollywood icon buster keaton arrived at canadas east coast to start filming a 25minute travelogue for the national film board. Film comedian buster keaton has his foot caught in the frog adjacent to western ave. After walking away, buster runs into the officers who had chased him earlier.

Our hospitality is a 1923 silent comedy film directed by and starring buster keaton. Buster keaton wanted to use the real locomotive the general, which was at the nashville, chattanooga, and st louis union depot in chattanooga, tn. The train scene from buster keatons the general is the most expensive scene in silent film history. Buster keaton, original name joseph frank keaton iv, born october 4, 1895, piqua, kansas, u. As the railrodder, keaton crosses canada from east to west on a. Preceding the show, these informational slides below prepared by the festivals artistic director anita monga, ran on a loop as people took their seats. Beloved for his short film comedies, keaton would expand his cinematic horizons in this big budget and adventurous civil war film. The greatest of the silent clowns is buster keaton, not only because of what he did, but because of how he did it. The general is hollywood dynamo buster keaton s masterpiece. He also was a model railroader or toy train guy someone said they visited him when he was trying to stop smoking. Apr 06, 2020 the general is an ambitious film that combines historical fact, outlandish stunts, acts of heroism, and an inventive story line. In the movie, a stubborn confederate train engineer named johnnie has his beloved locomotive, the general, stolen by union spies with his girlfriend on board. Keaton stars as a railroad engineer who greatly desires to enlist and fight against the north. Sunday, july 23, 2006 cottage grove the scene takes all of about 15 seconds, followed by a mournful rendition of when the saints go marching in.

Nov 10, 2002 the greatest of the silent clowns is buster keaton, not only because of what he did, but because of how he did it. The civil war adventureepic classic was made toward the end of the silent era. Buster and crew stayed at the bartell hotel 1, steps from the union camp set 2 built north of the tracks and filmed looking north, 3 the halfmile length of parallel train tracks dotted line used for all of the tracking shots, all filmed looking south, 4 the open field green outline between main street and the tracks, used for the confederate army retreat, filmed. The general, american silent comedy film, released in 1927, starring and directed by comedian buster keaton, and cited by many film historians as one of the greatest american movies. How buster keaton filmed the general chaplinkeatonlloyd film. I had the honor of introducing buster keatons 1926 masterpiece the general at the san francisco silent film festivals inaugural a day of silents festival held in 2014. Released by metro pictures corporation, the film uses slapstick and situational comedy to tell the story of willie mckay, who gets caught in the middle of the infamous canfieldmckay feud, an obvious satire of the reallife hatfieldmccoy feud it was a groundbreaking work for the comedy film genre, as. Why you really do need to see buster keatons the general. Comedian buster keaton was a pioneer of silent comedies in the 1920s.

As shown below, the chatsworth train station appears briefly in sherlock jr. Train wreck from the general buster keaton, 1926 youtube. Bits of 1926 hollywood train wreck are still in row river the movie was the general, starring buster keaton. True to keaton s genre, the film is full of sight gags as our protagonist puttputts his way to british columbia. Johnnie loves his train the general and annabelle lee. The goat is a 1921 american tworeel silent comedy film written, directed by, and starring buster keaton. The film stars buster keaton who codirected it with clyde bruckman. Buster keaton, who produced and directed the film, plays johnnie gray, the engineer of the general, whose sweetheart annabelle lee, played by marion mack, rejects him when he fails to enlist in.

Released by metro pictures corporation, the film uses slapstick and situational comedy to tell the story of willie mckay, who gets caught in the middle of the infamous canfield mckay feud, an obvious satire of the reallife hatfieldmccoy feud. Produced with the full cooperation of the canadian national railroad, the film would see him. One week is a 1920 american tworeel silent comedy film starring buster keaton, the first film to be released made by keaton on his own. At the time of its initial release, the general, an actionadventurecomedy made toward the end of the silent era, was not well received by critics a. The general 1927 is an imaginative masterpiece of deadpan stoneface buster keaton comedy, generally regarded as one of the greatest of all silent comedies and keatons own favorite and undoubtedly the best train film ever made. As the railrodder, keaton crosses canada from east to. Joseph frank keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966, known professionally as buster keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966, known professionally as buster keaton. With this delightful film, buster keaton rivals charlie chaplin for comic poetry and pathos. The railroad initially permitted him to do so, even providing him with a branch line to film on.

When union spies steal an engineers beloved locomotive, he pursues it singlehandedly and straight through enemy lines. Keaton loved trains and had stephensons rocket recreated along with just on a mile of rickety track just for this film. Keaton was a huge fan of train history and had read the book. Buster keaton, who produced and directed the film, plays johnnie gray, the engineer of the general, whose.

May 20, 2012 buster keatons debut film one week 1920 was hailed as the comedy sensation of the year. Joseph frank keaton was born on october 4, 1895 in piqua, kansas, to joe keaton and myra keaton. Buster keaton, american film comedian and director, the great stone face, known for his deadpan expression and his imaginative and often elaborate visual comedy. Released by metro pictures corporation, the film uses slapstick and situational comedy to tell the story of willie mckay, who gets caught in the middle of the infamous canfieldmckay feud, an obvious satire of the reallife hatfieldmccoy feud. Buster defends the woman and throws the man to the ground. Busters trains one week to speak easily chaplinkeaton. In the earliest days on stage, they traveled with a medicine show that included family friend, illusionist harry. The film stars keaton s thenwife, natalie talmadge, as his onscreen love interest. Watching keatons penultimate mgm feature speak easily 1932 for the first time, i was surprised to see that the movie employs the same train stations where. Keaton handled the lead role well and the supporting cast was also solid. The general is set during the civil war and features buster keaton as a confederate chain engineer chasing after union soldiers that steal his train. Keatons character, known only as friendless, is a midwestern boy who is down on his luck. A tale of two train wrecks and one airport by buster keaton. The plot was inspired by a real incident, though the keaton touch adds some of the most memorable stunt work and sight gags the cinema has ever seen.

This short film from director gerald potterton heavy metal stars buster keaton in one of the last films of his long career. With tenor, maker of gif keyboard, add popular buster keaton train animated gifs to your conversations. Buster keatons last silent film on a speeder 1965 o. He escapes by hopping onto a train going to a nearby town. One involved keaton holding on to an upright roadblock gate that swings down, with him jumping on to an oncoming car at the right moment. However, when it became known that the film was to be a comedy, the railroad withdrew permission and keaton had to look elsewhere. Buster keaton and train, 1956 film comedian buster.

The general is a 1926 american silent comedy film released by united artists. Most of the train is now gone, but lloyd williams of the cottage grove historical society told reporter meghan kalkstein in 2007 that bits of track and steel can still be. With buster keaton, natalie talmadge, joe keaton, joe roberts. The wonderful gags of the founding father of visual comedy. It was inspired by the great locomotive chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the american civil war. Armando iannucci pays tribute to buster keaton film. Train history in cinema 1 our hospitality buster keaton 1923.

The selfdestruction of buster keaton factors which led to. In films that combined comedy with extraordinary physical risks, buster keaton played a brave spirit who. Buster keaton is the comedians comedian, a fantastically athletic genius whose stunts are still astonishing today. Keatons train wreck is 80 by mark baker the registerguard published. The movie was the general, starring buster keaton who also produced the film. The train scene from buster keatons the general is the. Afterwards, buster sees a man arguing with a young woman. It is set during the american civil war 186165 and highlights the theme of. In september of 1964, hollywood icon buster keaton arrived at canadas east coast to start filming a 25minute travelogue for the national film board. Highlights of the picture include keatons extended journey on a vintage train of the era, as well as a dramatic river rescue scene that climaxes the film. The general is a civil war tale, the fictionalized account of an attempted hijacking of a confederate train called the general by union spies in 1862. When the civil war begins he is turned down for service because hes more valuable as an engineer. Buster keatons debut film one week 1920 was hailed as the comedy sensation of the year.

The general is hollywood dynamo buster keatons masterpiece. The iconic train scene from general by buster keaton. Some of buster keatons great, deathdefying stunts captured. The high sign had been filmed prior to one week, but keaton considered it an. The general, perhaps the greatest film ever made, and 20 other buster keaton classics free online. It stars musician phil collins, julie walters, larry lamb and sheila hancock. Train history in cinema 1 our hospitality buster keaton 1923 duration.

The soundtrack featured two singles from collins which topped the billboard hot 100 singles chart. Buster lures them into the back of a truck, locks them in, and escapes. The film has impressive cinematography and a score that. Apr 28, 2014 film comedian buster keaton has his foot caught in the frog adjacent to western ave. The general 1927 is a classic and very funny silent film about the true loves of johnny grey buster keaton, his girl and his locomotive not. In the second feat, keaton is seen hopping atop the cars of a running train, eventually clutching on to a water spout. Its said talmadge wanted a separate bedroom following the birth of their two sons. The great classics josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc. Jun 19, 2018 comedian buster keaton was a pioneer of silent comedies in the 1920s. The story was adapted from the memoir the great locomotive chase by william pittenger.

The general 1927 is a classic and very funny silent film about the true loves of johnny grey buster keaton, his girl and his locomotive not necessarily in that order. The train scene from buster keatons the general is the most. The selfdestruction of buster keaton factors which led. In honor of buster keatons birthday today, october 4, 1895, turner classic movies is hosting a buster keaton celebration by playing a large selection of his films throughout october. 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. Sep 06, 2016 the train scene from buster keatons the general is the most expensive scene in silent film history. Joe and myra were vaudevillian comedians with a popular, everchanging variety act, giving keaton an eclectic and interesting upbringing. Sep 27, 2018 informal portrait of buster keaton and natalie talmadge standing with their baby, joseph keaton, on the platform of a train station with a bridge in the background in chicago, illinois. Buster keaton starred in the film and codirected it with clyde bruckman. Highlights of the picture include keaton s extended journey on a vintage train of the era, as well as a dramatic river rescue scene that climaxes the film. Buster keatons masterpiece and one of the greatest silent movies of all time was filmed in the cottage grove area in the summer of 1926. In september of 1925, one of buster keatons head gag writers, clyde bruckman, was doing some research on the civil war when he found a reprint of pittengers book which was retitled the great locomotive chase in 1893. Buster keaton the general 1926 silent movie action comedy. Buster attempts to move his newly built home which becomes stuck at a train crossing.