Buster Keaton, the Shorts Collection, 1917-1923
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Full screen 1.33:1.
Cataloged from container and publisher's website.
Booklet (25 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.) laid in container.
Special features include alternate versions of some of the shorts, such as a newly-rediscovered alternate version of the 1922 comedy The Blacksmith, containing four minutes of previously unseen material, an alternate ending of My Wife's Relations, and an alternate (politically incorrect) ending of the 1917 Arbuckle-Keaton short, Coney Island. Other special features include a 24-page booklet with detailed film notes and essay by Jeffrey Vance, author of Buster Keaton Remembered, an introduction by film preservationist Serge Bromberg (6 min.), and an excerpt from Buster Keaton's television show Life with Buster Keaton (1951), in which he reenacts Roscoe Arbuckle's "Salomé Dance", first performed in their 1918 two-reeler The Cook.
Disc 1. The Arbuckle-Keaton comedies, 1917-1920 (all films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle): The Butcher Boy (1917) -- The Rough House (1917) -- His Wedding Night (1917) -- Oh Doctor! (1917) -- Coney Island (1917) -- Out West (1918)
Disc 2 (The Arbuckle-Keaton comedies, 1917-1920 cont'd): The Bell Boy (1918) -- Moonshine (1918) -- Good Night, Nurse! (1918) -- The Cook (1918) -- Back Stage (1919) -- The Hayseed (1919) -- The Garage (1920)
Disc 3. The Keaton silent short comedies, 1920-1923 (all films directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline unless otherwise noted). One Week (1920) -- Convict 13 (1920) -- The Scarecrow (1920) -- Neighbors (1920) -- The Haunted House (1921) -- Hard Luck (1921)
Disc 4. (The Keaton silent short comedies, 1920-1923, cont'd): The "High Sign" (1921) -- The Goat (1921, directed by Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. Clair) -- The Play House (1921) -- The Boat (1921) -- The Paleface (1922) -- Cops (1922) -- My Wife's Relations (1922)
Disc 5. (The Keaton silent short comedies, 1920-1923, cont'd): The Blacksmith (1922, directed by Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. Clair) -- The Frozen North (1922) -- The Electric House (1922) -- Day Dreams (1922) -- The Balloonatic (1923) -- The Love Nest (1923).
Buster Keaton, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle., Al St. John, Sibyl Seely.
A five-disc collection of Keaton's 32 extant silent short films, presented in 2K restorations, newly scanned using archival film elements from around the world. This set includes the short comedies that Keaton made with pioneering silent comedy genius Roscoe Arbuckle, as well as all 19 of his independently-produced silent shorts that have cemented his reputation as one of silent cinema's most unique and respected artists. BUSTER KEATON: THE SHORTS COLLECTION includes 13 of the Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle comedies produced between 1917-1920, in which Keaton co-starred alongside Arbuckle and Al St. John. In these formative works, Keaton honed his craft performing for the camera, and learned the art of filmmaking from Arbuckle, an extremely gifted comedy performer and director who, at the time, was second only to Chaplin among the screen's most popular clowns. The set also showcases all 19 of Keaton's independently-produced silent shorts, made between 1920 and 1923, including such classics as One Week, which follows the disastrous efforts of Keaton and his new bride to put together a prefabricated house; Cops, in which Keaton finds himself pursued by the entire city police force; and The Playhouse, a technical tour-de-force with Keaton playing all of the members of the cast (and audience) of a theatrical show. This edition also features the restored version of Hard Luck, Keaton's own favorite of all his short comedies, which includes the {28}missing.
DVD, Region 1; NTSC; full screen 1.33:1; Dolby Digital 2.0.
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SERIES
Butcher boy (Motion picture
Rough house (Motion picture
His wedding night (Motion picture
Oh Doctor! (Motion picture
Coney Island (Motion picture
Out West (Motion picture
Bell boy (Motion picture
Moonshine (Motion picture
Good night, Nurse! (Motion picture
Cook (Motion picture
Back stage (Motion picture
Hayseed (Motion picture
Garage (Motion picture
One week (Motion picture
Convict 13 (Motion picture
Scarecrow (Motion picture
Neighbors (Motion picture
Haunted house (Motion picture
Hard luck (Motion picture
High sign (Motion picture
Goat (Motion picture
Play house (Motion picture
Boat (Motion picture
Paleface (Motion picture
Cops (Motion picture
My wife's relations.
Blacksmith (Motion picture
Frozen North (Motion picture
Electric house (Motion picture
Day dreams (Motion picture
Balloonatic (Motion picture
Love nest (Motion picture
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Silent films with English intertitles and added music score.
PUBLISHED
New York : Kino Classics, [2016]
Year Published: 2016
Description: 5 videodiscs (738 min.) : sound, black and white and color tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966,
Arbuckle, Roscoe, 1887-1933,
St. Clair, Malcolm, 1897-1952,
Seely, Sybil, 1900-1984,
Cline, Edward, 1892-1961,
St. John, Al, 1893-1963,
Kino Classics (Firm),
SUBJECTS
Keaton, Buster, -- 1895-1966 -- Drama.
Slapstick comedy films.
Comedy films.
Fiction films.
Silent films.
Silent films -- United States.
Short films.
Short films -- United States.