Oct 03, 2017 some of buster keaton s most amazing stunts don mchoull. Even before this film was released he had launched his independent moviemaking. The new cohen media group bluray presentation offers good to great picture quality that better lets us appreciate the master at work. Nov 08, 2014 watch buster keaton spite marriage video dailymotion film gorillas on dailymotion. This film has huge laughs, one of the greatest chases ever not to mention some of the greatest stunts ever captured on film. Snitz edwards, buster keaton and t roy barnes in seven chances 1925 vintage historic americana today is the birthday of chico marx. Mar, 2020 buster keaton, american film comedian and director, the great stone face, known for his deadpan expression and his imaginative and often elaborate visual comedy. Film profile for buster keaton, director and actor, born 4 october 1895. Sep 29, 2015 buster keaton, one of the first great indie filmmakers, moved to a major studio in 1928. 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.
Buster keaton celebrity profile check out the latest buster keaton photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Silent era home page psfl filmographies actors buster keaton a growing source of silent era film information. With buster keaton, kathryn mcguire, joe keaton, erwin connelly. 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. In the buster keaton collection volume 3, there are two of his big silent hits seven chances and battling butler, neither great films in the tradition of his the general, sherlock, jr. The saphead 1920 starring buster keaton internet archive. The saphead was a stepping stone on buster keaton s way to stardom. Keaton told his biographer, rudi blesh, that they had decided to end seven chances with a fadeout on the chase, not being able to think of anything to top it. According to a frequently repeated story, which may be apocryphal, keaton acquired the nickname buster at the age of about 18 months.
Sete oportunidades seven chances 1925 buster keaton. It is hilarious little moments like this that make buster keaton s silent comedies such a joy to watch, and seven chances is certainly one of the funniest ive seen, brimming with the talented actors trademark deadpan humour. The film was written and directed by keaton and edward f. Buster keaton the complete short films 19171923 bluray. Its politics may be cringeworthy to a contemporary audience, but the film packs more than enough appealing energy and blissful beats to stand out. Harold lloyd made us laugh as much, charlie chaplin moved us more deeply, but no one had more courage than buster. Joseph frank keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966, known professionally as buster keaton, was an american actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. Buster keaton biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Keaton had worked with roscoe fatty arbuckle for a number of years. The film saves all the physical comedy for the last 20 minutes and its. Battling butler is a 1926 comedy silent film directed by and starring buster keaton. Seven chances chaplinkeatonlloyd film locations and more. Some of buster keatons most amazing stunts youtube.
Nov 01, 2014 watch buster keaton short films film gorillas on dailymotion. Why buster keatons the general is the one film you should. Aug 17, 2019 the films in the buster keaton collection volume 3 seven chances, battling butler may not constitute his movie masterpieces, but no one can deny their inventiveness and entertainment value. I must have been six or seven when i first saw buster keaton. Eng the best chase ever coming from seven chances by the great buster keaton 1925. Search for and download any torrent from the pirate bay using search query buster keaton. Download buster keaton maha collection torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. He is best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the nickname the great stone face. Seven chances 1925 said to be the directors least favorite of. If i were to list the formative screenings in my moviegoing education, i would have to include a double bill of two buster keaton features, seven chances 1925 and the cameraman 1928. Some of buster keaton s most amazing stunts don mchoull. A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriends fathers pocketwatch. But what elevates keaton into the pantheon of moviemaking greats is the string of silent films he made during the 1920s. Keaton began making guest appearances on television shows, and the now sober star made his way back into supporting roles in major movies most notably around the world in 80 days and charlie chaplins limelight.
Jean arthur, a future star, has an uncredited supporting role. Buster keaton maha collection torrent download limetorrents. He made numerous short films as well as such feature films as three ages, sherlock, jr. Mar 26, 2015 eng the best chase ever coming from seven chances by the great buster keaton 1925. The pirate bay the galaxys most resilient bittorrent site. See more ideas about silent film, comedians and joseph frank. When a hardcore prison inmate messes with buster keaton duration. By the end of 1920 buster keaton created, directed and starred in four brilliant masterpieces one week, convict, the scarecrow and neighbors. I missed my chance to tell buster keaton he was a genius now im telling the world. Released in 1925, seven chances starts with just over three minutes of very early twocolor technicolor in the opening credits and first four scenes. Seven chances buster keaton 1925 buster keaton joseph frank keaton,18951966 had a distinguished and productive fiftyyear career as a producer, director, writer, and actor. But now its up to gray and his love, annabelle lee, to reclaim the general, recross enemy lines, and warn the confederates.
Keaton got into films supporting roscoe fatty arbuckle, in front of and behind the camera. Seven chances is buster keaton s latest bluray release from kino lorber. Certainly not the best of buster keaton s films ive seen but that doesnt mean it isnt excellent and funny, because it is. During the film buster eludes an army of angry jilted brides as he attempts to marry his sweetheart in time to inherit a fortune. Although it is based on a play, buster keaton directs seven chances well out of the confines of a stage. He hated the movies he made, but they earned money and made him doubt his own abilities and taste. He puts so much action and chases into it, that i cannot even imagine this as a play. In films that combined comedy with extraordinary physical risks, buster keaton played a brave spirit who. Our fadeout was on me, running down the side of a hill, all those weirdos after me. Academy honorary award winning famous yesteryear american actor, comedian, filmmaker, screenwriter, and stunt performer buster keaton began his journey in the entertainment industry as a child artist. Buster keaton was a comedian and actor famous for his stoic and deadpan expression in his silent films. The cohen media group release brings us these silent classics in as good a condition as were ever likely to see.
Slarek has spent the last week with the widest of appreciative smiles on his face. In 1957, keaton sold the rights to his life story to paramount pictures, who hired him as a technical advisor for the buster keaton. Seven chances 1925 out of 4 buster keatons greatest comedy is also one of the greatest comedies ever made. The twilight zone, episode once upon a time 1961 as woodrow mulligan the janitor candid camera, episode in the diner 1962. The general based on a real incident during the american civil war when a posse of northern soldiers hijacked a confederate train and a lone southern engineer found himself fighting the lot of them alone.
One week, hard luck, neighbors, the general, steamboat bill, jr. He appears in four of the american film institutes 100 funniest movies. Joseph frank buster keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966 was an american actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. As keaton would use a similar gag in his seven chances years later,for some reason in. This is the name of the character assigned to buster keaton for his third picture with jimmy durante at mgm, and represents a creative nadir for the silent screen comedy legend and for, perhaps, the entirety of filmed comedy. Buster keaton in seven chances 1925 colorized duration. One of the funniest moments happens in a car while trying to propose to a girl in another moving vehicle. Find free games, movies, and much more at balzertown. Jimmie shannon buster keaton is trying to work up the courage to tell mary jones ruth dwyer that he loves her. He went on to garner immense popularity earning the epithet the great stone face for his physical comedy that became his trademark.
Seven chances is a 1925 american comedy silent film directed by and starring buster keaton, based on the play of the same name by roi cooper megrue, produced in 1916 by david belasco. An actor friend named george pardey was present one day when the young keaton took a tumble down a long flight of stairs without injury. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression. Weekly top five film buster keaton s five best films posted by drew hunt. When arbuckle moved on to featurelength films, keaton was promoted to star in his own shorts, and volume 1 of the ultimate buster keaton collection begins with the threediscset, the short films collection 1920 1923. A lowkey comic charmer that builds toward one impressive chase scene, buster keaton s seven chances is an amusing look at love, marriage, and money.
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