After several years on the Vaudeville circuit, "The Three Keatons", toured until Keaton had to break up the act due to his father's increasing alcohol dependence, making him a show business veteran by the age of 21. It was normal for Joe to throw Buster around the stage, participate in elaborate, dangerous stunts to the reverie of audiences. Their act soon gained the reputation as one of the roughest in the country, for their wild, physical antics on stage. Savvy showman Joe Keaton liked the nickname, which has stuck for more than 100 years.Īt the age of four, Keaton had already begun acting with his parents on the stage. Keaton himself verified the origin of his nickname "Buster", given to him by Houdini, when at the age of three, fell down a flight of stairs and was picked up and dusted off by Houdini, who said to Keaton's father Joe, also nearby, that the fall was 'a buster'. In the earliest days on stage, they traveled with a medicine show that included family friend, illusionist Harry Houdini. Joe and Myra were Vaudevillian comedians with a popular, ever-changing variety act, giving Keaton an eclectic and interesting upbringing. | B&W/Color Tinted | 1920x1080p (1.33:1) | 2.Joseph Frank Keaton was born on Octoin Piqua, Kansas, to Joe Keaton and Myra Keaton. * Life with Buster Keaton (1951, excerpt) - Keaton reenacts Roscoe Arbuckle's "Salomé dance", first performed in The Cook
* Introduction by film preservationist Serge Bromberg (6 min.) * Coney Island - alternate (politically incorrect) ending * The Blacksmith - Newly rediscovered alternate version of the 1922 comedy, containing four minutes of previously unseen material * 24-page booklet with detailed film notes and essay by Jeffrey Vance, author of Buster Keaton Remembered The films in this collection are presented with orchestral scores by Frank Bockius, Neil Brand, Timothy Brock, Antonio Coppola, Stephen Horne, Robert Israel, The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Dennis Scott, and Donald Sosin. The Blacksmith (1922) (directed by Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. The Goat (1921) (directed by Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. The Keaton silent short comedies, 1920-1923Īll films directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline unless otherwise noted.
Watching these films in succession, one witnesses the evolution of an artist - from broad knockabout comedian into a filmmaker of remarkable visual sophistication.Ĭomplete List of Films Contained in This Collection: These 2k restorations were performed utilizing archival film elements from around the world, and promises to be the definitive representation of Keaton's early career. Produced by Lobster Films, BUSTER KEATON: THE SHORTS COLLECTION includes all 32 of Keaton's extant silent shorts (thirteen of which were produced under the tutelage of comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle). Behind the deadpan expression and trademark porkpie hat was a filmmaking genius who conceived and engineered some of the most breathtaking stunts and feats of visual trickery, while never losing sight of slapstick cinema's primary objective: laughter. ClairĪs new generations discover the magic of silent cinema, Buster Keaton has emerged as one of the era's most admired and respected artists. Directed by Buster Keaton, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Eddie Cline and Malcolm St.
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