Buster Keaton : : a Filmmaker's Life

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Call Number: 791.43 Cu
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Rivers, Manitoba -- Low comedy. The smallest comedian ; Keep your eye on the kid ; Big frog in a little puddle ; Not like the old man anymore ; I cast my lot with the pictures ; Getting restless ; Jasper, Alberta --That wonderful spirit of youth. The comedy sensation of the screen world ; The most unique and original comedian ; Spooling comedy ; Our hospitality ; The navigator ; Friendless ; The General ; Steamboat Bill, Jr. ; Giving in ; The cameraman ; Montreal, Quebec -- You studio people warp my character. The gag day is over ; Running around loose ; Crash in to my life ; I've got lots of time ; One of the skeletons in the M-G-M closet ; A comedy sequence here and there ; Diggin' up material ; Montreal, Quebec -- The biggest star in the picture. Along came television ; The worst thing ever made ; Merton of the movies ; Once upon a mattress ; When television was king ; The railrodder ; Something like a genius.
Keaton's deadpan stare, his iconic look and acrobatic brilliance obscured the fact that behind the camera he was one of our most gifted filmmakers. Through nineteen short comedies and twelve magnificent features, he distinguished himself with such seminal works as Sherlock Jr., The Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr., The Cameraman, and his masterpiece, The General. Curtis gives us a comprehensive life of "The Great Stone Face": legendary actor, stunt artist, screenwriter, director. Keaton was a master who beguiled audiences almost a century ago-- and his films remain as innovative, and irresistible to audiences today. -- adapted from jacket

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