Tag Archives: Buster Keaton

The Navigator

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

Released in 1924, just shortly after Sherlock Jr., The Navigator stars Buster Keaton as Rollo Treadway, a hapless heir to a family fortune who one day takes it into his head to marry his girlfriend (Kathryn McGuire). He makes all … Continue reading →

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The General

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

I’ve seen and reviewed a number of Buster Keaton’s films, and I felt it was time I finally looked up what is probably his most famous and most critically acclaimed film, 1926’s The General. Though the film is in the … Continue reading →

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Five Short Films

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

For today, I have another slew of short films to review. This time I’m tackling five of them at once, largely because a few of them are particularly short — though no less notable for that. There are two live-action … Continue reading →

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Sherlock, Jr.

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

The second part of my Buster Keaton double feature from the other day— and the intentional part — was the 1924 film Sherlock, Jr. It’s one of Keaton’s better-known films, and one of the more critically acclaimed ones. Like many … Continue reading →

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Our Hospitality

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

I didn’t actually watch Our Hospitality intentionally, at least not at first. I hadn’t even been aware of this 1923 Buster Keaton film (directed by Keaton himself with John G. Blystone) until I was about 20 minutes into it. This … Continue reading →

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Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

It’s been almost two months since I last checked out a Buster Keaton film, and I decided that my next one should be one of his major films — Steamboat Bill, Jr.. Directed by Charles Reisner, this silent film was … Continue reading →

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Hard Luck (1921)

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

Hard Luck is a short silent film written, directed, and starring Buster Keaton (Edward F. Cline co-wrote and co-directed the short). Although I was unaware of the fact when I began watching it, the film has apparently had some hard … Continue reading →

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Seven Chances

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

Buster Keaton is one of the most celebrated stars of the silent film era. I watched his short film College a few months back and found it to be rather unsatisfactory, but I had a suspicion it was atypical of … Continue reading →

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College (1927)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

Having watched a handful of Charlie Chaplin silent films, I thought I’d take a look at one of the other renowned actors of the silent film era, Buster Keaton. So I queued up the 1927 film College, supposedly directed by … Continue reading →

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