Buster Keaton Short Films Collection 1920-1923, Part I
Watching Silent Films - A podcast by Watching Silent Films
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As new generations discover the magic of silent cinema, Buster Keaton has emerged as one of the era's most admired and respected artists. Behind the deadpan expression and trademark porkpie hat was a filmmaking genius who conceived and engineered some of the most breathtaking stunts and feats of visual trickery, while never losing sight of slapstick cinema's primary objective: laughter. The Keaton silent short comedies, 1920-1923. All films directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline unless otherwise noted. The "High Sign" (1921) One Week (1920) Convict 13 (1920) The Scarecrow (1920) Neighbors (1920) The films in this collection are presented with orchestral scores by Frank Bockius, Neil Brand, Timothy Brock, Antonio Coppola, Stephen Horne, Robert Israel, The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Dennis Scott, and Donald Sosin. hosted by YiFeng, Lily, Bob Recorded on May 5, 2020