Buster Keaton

and directed by Buster Keaton, took part in this movement by telling a war story with a humorous twist. Buster Keaton made The General one of the greatest silent films by incorporating chase, comedy, and romantic genres. Keaton’s story is about a railroad engineer, Johnnie Gray, who loves both his train and a girl named Annabelle Lee. The story is told during the times of Civil War, and is told from the perspective of Johnnie…

during the silent era of movies was Buster Keaton and one of the movies he stared in was called Steamboat Bill,…

Theater organist was such a beautiful peice of artistic attribution to the silent film. the clean sound flowed with tranquility throughout the presentation from inception to ending. In the beggining of the film the “The Navigator” (1924), starring Buster keaton,Betsy O’Brien (kathy McGuire), and feature award winning Organist Rhon Rhode was amazing. I really enjoyed the movement of the scenes and how the characters showed a great deal of emotional appeal with the facial expressions, displayed…

evidently presented through the protagonist, William Canfield Jr, which has just arrived to Mississippi from his college in Boston to visit his father. It is believed that Buster Keaton is very famous among middle class audiences, so a character with some college level knowledge would be very appropriate for the film. Not only does Buster Keaton’s film acknowledge the educational system of the 1920’s, it also offers the concept of small towns and the construction of big cities during the…

Like Buster Keaton, they both used physical comedy and performed whimsical stunts and tricks for the camera and big screen. He differs from Keaton in that he incorporates parts of his childhood into the films that he did, being born in London, especially in the film The Kid. For example, “street lamps are modelled on those in…

dreams his way into the film world and in doing so reflects the audiences escapist tendencies, this is the crux of Buster Keaton’s 1924 silent comedy film Sherlock Jr. The film is a great example of silent era comedy films, of which Keaton was a prolific figure. Sherlock Jr. is just one of many that he starred in and directed throughout the first part of the twentieth century. Many times Keaton is contrasted with another great slapstick comedy artist, Charlie Chaplin, mainly due to their…

Navigator’ is a silent comedy produced & directed by Buster Keaton in 1924. The movie revolves around the story of a rich boy – ‘Rollo Treadway’ played by Buster Keaton and girl – ‘Betsy O’Brien’ played by Kathryn McGuire who due to unfortunate circumstances are stranded on Betsy’s father’s ship ‘Navigator’ which is drifting aimlessly in the Pacific Ocean. The movie further focuses on their struggle to survive on the ship and from the cannibal islanders. Keaton uses this plot along with other…

Slapstick comedy in films started around 1915 when the famous Keystone Cops silent movies were made. The silent era saw the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton who starred in some of the more memorable films such as “The Tramp” and “The General”. Slapstick comedy is an extreme form of comedy normally involving forms of physical acts by the actors, such as being poked in the eyes or pulling one around by his ears. In the 1930s slapstick was dominated by “The Three Stooges” and Laurel and…

of similarities and differences when their genre, plot, theme, and cinematography are in view. Sherlock Jr, directed, produced, and acted by Buster Keaton, identifies with its audience through a paralleling story telling method, where the reality and the protagonist’s dream it combines to tell a wishful detective story with a romantic twist (Schenck & Keaton, 1924). In The Immigrant, we see Charles Chaplin portraying the life of an immigrant who makes it in America and soon after is accused of…

The 1920s saw a big boom in the entertainment industry. With the post-war economic spike after World War I, many Americans had extra money to spend, and they turned to entertainers to spend that money. During this time broadway had reached an all-time high in the 1920’s with playwrights like Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein making a ton of great showcases like "An American in Paris" and "Show Boat”. The radio airwaves saw a big increase in popularity as well. By the end of the…