Buster Keaton

The Kino-On-Video Series

Buster Keaton turned 100 in 1995, and to celebrate Kino released ten volumes of Buster's best silent films. Included are all 12 starring shorts Buster made before switching to features and all of his independently made and released features before joining MGM in 1928. All films were restored from the best archive materials by David Shepard. New music tracks have been added.
VHS: $19.95, or DVD: $24.95 each. DVD box set contains all films, plus "Keaton Plus" disc with extras: $199.95

Box Set #1: $59.95

The Saphead (1920) -- Keaton's first feature, originally written for Douglas Fairbanks!
"The High Sign" (1920) -- Buster mixed up with crooks in a trick house.
"One Week" (1920) -- Building a house from scratch with the wrong plans!

The Three Ages (1923) -- Buster in prehistoric times, in Ancient Rome and modern USA!
"The Goat" (1921) -- Buster is mistaken for a criminal and chased by the police.
"My Wife's Relations" (1922) -- Buster marries -- an entire family of misfits!

Our Hospitality (1923) -- Buster caught in a southern fighting feud. Great early train.
Sherlock Jr. (1924) -- Buster's surrealist classic where he enters a movie.

Box Set #2 -- $79.95

The Navigator (1924) -- Buster and his girlfriend are alone on an ocean liner!
"The Boat" (1922) -- Buster, wife and two kids hit the high seas. The storm came!
"The Love Nest" (1923) -- Adventures adrift at sea on his own to forget his girl.

Seven Chances (1925)
"Neighbors" (1921) -- Buster chases his girl, though their backyard families are feuding.
"The Balloonatic" (1923) -- Adventures in an amusement park and the wilderness.

Battling Butler (1926) -- Rich Buster is mistaken for a prizefighter.
"The Haunted House" (1921) -- Buster, counterfeiters and spooks don't mix.
"The Frozen North" (1922) -- Wild spoof of William S. Hart westerns.

Go West (1925) -- Buster alone in the wild west with his pet cow. Cattle stampede climax.
"The Scarecrow" (1920) -- Roomates via for the girl.
"The Paleface" (1921) -- Buster joins a tribe of Native Americans.

Box Set #3 -- $59.95

The General (1927) -- The ultimate train chase classic set during the Civil War.
"The Playhouse" (1921) -- Buster plays all the parts at a vaudeville show.
"Cops" (1922) -- Buster is chased by 1,000 policemen.

College (1927) -- Buster goes to college and trys to master sports ... all or any of them.
"The Blacksmith" (1922) -- Buster is a Blacksmith's helper, and does he help!
"The Electric House" (1922) -- Buster builds a trick house with electric gizmos everywhere.
"Hard Luck" (1921) -- The title aptly describes this rare gem.

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) -- Buster is the son of a riverboat man, Ernest Torrence.
"Convict 13" (1920) -- Buster in jail.
"Daydream" (1922) -- Buster tries to make good in the big city to win his girl.

Other Keaton Films

The Cameraman
(1928) 65m., music. Buster's first film for MGM is a wonderful comedy classic. Buster is a photographer who aspires to be a newsreel cameraman. Filmed in New York City. VHS: $29.95

Spite Marriage
(1929) 75m., music. Buster's final silent film is another MGM classic comedy. Buster is obsessed with an actress. He sees her paly every night, dressed up as a rich man. She marries him to spite her boyfriend, a cad anyways. Buster turns out to be poor. Can true love triumph? VHS: $29.95

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
(1931) Made at MGM but never released by them. With Charlotte Greenwood. $19.95

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