#movie monday

#MovieMonday “Steamboat Bill Jr.,” 1928 was Buster Keaton’s final independent film.  It is arguably best known for the housefront stunt which has been much imitated, but never equalled.  The gag started with Roscoe Arbuckle & Buster kept running with it until it reached its climactic end.

#MovieMonday “The Cameraman,” 1928 was Buster Keaton’s first film with MGM.  There was a script, but he was able to make the film as he saw fit which did not involve much of the original screenplay.  MGM used Buster’s film as an example of how to write a romantic comedy for decades afterwards.

#MovieMonday Buster Keaton jumps for his love in “College,” 1927 with the help of Olympic pole vaulter Lee Barnes, who took the final vault as a stunt double.  It would have taken too long for Buster to learn the skill himself & keep to the filming schedule

#MovieMonday “The General,” 1926 is widely regarded as Buster Keaton’s masterpiece, frequently topping best movie of all time charts & lauded by the best of the best in the movie industry.  A story of a stolen train that stole the hearts of the folks of Cottage Grove, Oregon who still celebrate the fact that they were home to Buster Keaton & crew throughout filming.