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Buster Keaton is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest movie comedians of all time. Today, over 75 years after his last silent comedy was made, his reputation has, if anything, increased.
Nicknamed 'Buster' when he fell down a flight of stairs unharmed as a baby, by age of four he was in his parent's vaudeville act. Buster later described it as "the roughest knockabout act ever". The law wouldn't allow a child to juggle or do acrobatics, but nothing said his father couldn't throw him through scenery or into the audience - so he did! But it also gave him his immense acrobatic skills, comedy timing and his famous 'deadpan' look.
When the act broke up, Buster discovered the movies thanks to Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle. By age 24 he was starring in his own comedies, made at his own studio. Between 1923 and 1929 he rivalled Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin as one of the top three silent comedians, writing, directing and starring in some of the best comedy features of this, or any other, era. THE GENERAL, once voted by critics as the best comedy ever, has already been released by Cinema Club on DVD. Three more, now in digitally restored versions, are included here:
Three Ages
College
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Nicknamed 'Buster' when he fell down a flight of stairs unharmed as a baby, by age of four he was in his parent's vaudeville act. Buster later described it as "the roughest knockabout act ever". The law wouldn't allow a child to juggle or do acrobatics, but nothing said his father couldn't throw him through scenery or into the audience - so he did! But it also gave him his immense acrobatic skills, comedy timing and his famous 'deadpan' look.
When the act broke up, Buster discovered the movies thanks to Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle. By age 24 he was starring in his own comedies, made at his own studio. Between 1923 and 1929 he rivalled Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin as one of the top three silent comedians, writing, directing and starring in some of the best comedy features of this, or any other, era. THE GENERAL, once voted by critics as the best comedy ever, has already been released by Cinema Club on DVD. Three more, now in digitally restored versions, are included here:
Three Ages
College
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
| Format | DVD |
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| Languages | English |
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| No. of Discs | 3 |
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| Region | Region 2 |
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| Release Date: | 13 February 2006 |
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Special Features
- Three Ages:
- Introduction - Stunts Frame By Frame - Choose The Age - The Triumph Of Lester Sn
- College:
- Introduction - Excerpt from The Buster Keaton Show - Excerpt from Candid Camera
- Steamboat Bill, Jr.:
- Introduction - Stunts Frame By Frame - Excerpt from Back Stage - Excerpt from On