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Buster Keaton’s magnum opus & his personal favourite, “The General,” 1926 was filmed in Cottage Grove, OR - he arrived there 98 years ago tomorrow. Buster was truly in his element, retelling Pittenger’s great locomotive chase. It is a film that still ranks highly a century on.

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2024/05/06
13:01 UTC

This Day in Buster…May 4, 1923 The Columbus Daily Advocate: ‘You never saw anything to beat Buster Keaton in “Day Dreams,” when he represents a boy who went to a big city to make good. He writes home to his prospective father-in-law that “business was picking up.”

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2024/05/04
18:45 UTC

One of the first public screenings of motion pictures in Japan (Tokyo, 1897)

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2024/05/04
12:42 UTC

The cover of German movie magazine Film-Kurier’s pullout for “The Cameraman.”

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2024/05/02
17:05 UTC

Emil Jannings was the first winner of the Best Actor award at the Oscars for his role in The Last Command (1928). His role in The Way of All Flesh (1927 - Lost film) was also taken into consideration.

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2024/05/02
13:57 UTC

This Day in Buster…April 30, 1892 Carol Holloway, who played Rose Turner in Buster Keaton’s first feature, “The Saphead”, is born.

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2024/04/30
17:25 UTC

The Paleface: A Buster Keaton Comedy Classic Directed by Edward F. Cline

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2024/04/30
14:26 UTC

Killer Serials: Part 1 - Fantômas (1914)

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2024/04/29
20:27 UTC

This Day in Buster…April 29, 1896 Natalie Talmadge, Buster Keaton’s first wife, is born. They met back in 1917 when Buster began working for Comique with Roscoe Arbuckle, later - once married - starring together in “Our Hospitality.” Although their marriage didn't last, there was love for a time.

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2024/04/29
18:20 UTC

Buster Keaton never trained harder than he did for “Battling Butler,” 1926. A case of mistaken identity that ends up in the boxing ring & resolved outside of it - the movie was a knock-out hit ;)

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2024/04/29
14:07 UTC

This Day in Buster…April 27, 1924 The Atlanta Journal says ‘Buster Keaton is “Sherlock, Jr.” This comedy has received high praise wherever shown and is said to be one of the best things the comedian has done for the silver sheet.’

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2024/04/27
18:14 UTC

This Day in Buster…April 24, 1921 The Salina Daily Union is excited by Buster Keaton’s first independent short film, “One Week” describing it as a “cloud destroyer.” The paper adds that “‘One Week’ is something like ‘Three Weeks’ (the 1907 erotic novel) with reverse English.”

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2024/04/24
17:40 UTC

Buster Keaton had a devil of a time getting those steers to chase him, but he did indeed steer them into a chase in “Go West,” 1925 - a simple tale of a boy & his cow.

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2024/04/22
12:58 UTC

This Day in Buster…April 21, 1928 The Herald prints this ad for “College” - we’re not sure if they were giving instructions on how to laugh or if the copy editor dictated it whilst watching the movie ;)

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2024/04/21
17:50 UTC

The first cat videos: Falling Cat (1894), Boxing Cats (1894), and The Little Girl and Her Cat (1899)

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2024/04/20
23:38 UTC

Happy Birthday Harold!

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2024/04/20
23:37 UTC

Hollywood pioneers Al Christie, Mack Sennett and Eddie Baker

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2024/04/19
19:26 UTC

This Day in Buster…April 19, 1921 Nova Scotia newspaper, The Evening Mail: “Buster Keaton, a young man who looks in real life not unlike Charlie Chaplin, is held by many as a keen potential rival of Chaplin himself...

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2024/04/19
17:15 UTC

Buster Keaton Family Albums - Motion Picture Magazine, August 1928

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2024/04/19
14:47 UTC

I found out something about Allure

Several months ago, I found a film reel at my local st Vincent DePaul. I just recently got the film conserved and when I watched it (Allure) for the first time, I was in for a shock. The 4 short film collection started innocently enough with a swimsuit competition. Keep in mind They are silent films that never saw the light of the Internet before. The next 3 short films however, got increasingly provocative with the women in the films stripping down nude and it left me traumatized. I'm afraid if I post it on YouTube, it might get me demonized with an 18+ rating. What do I do?

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2024/04/16
22:54 UTC

Christie Comedies “Uppercuts” with Jack Duffy the film comedy grandpa in a prize fight, that’s a scream. 1926

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2024/04/16
13:33 UTC

“Seven Chances,” 1925, is the movie Buster Keaton felt was only saved by a chase! The script was pushed on him & when test audiences watched, he didn’t hold out much hope, but big laughs at some dislodged rocks coming after him gave him the idea that ultimately made it a comedy masterpiece.

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2024/04/15
14:40 UTC

The first Charlie Chaplin appearances as The Tramp - Kid Auto Races at Venice and Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914)

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2024/04/14
20:16 UTC

This Day in Buster…April 14, 1924 We are Sherlocked! “Sherlock Jr." has its U.S. opening in Boston ahead of the premiere in LA on the 26th.

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2024/04/14
17:53 UTC

I'm looking for a scene where someone holds a small bird in his hands

A few years ago I saw a silent movie scene where somebody holds a small bird in his palms and I have no idea what it was and I have no other memory of the movie. Does anyone knows what could it be?

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2024/04/13
21:24 UTC