Buster Keaton

Hey there princess! Okay, so one of my favorite actors is Buster Keaton. This guy learned his tricks in vaudeville, where he was part of his father’s act. Now, his dad was kind of a crazy alcoholic and would routinely throw ole Buster into the audience. Before long, Keaton left the stage for the silver screen and eventually earned the nickname “the Great Stone Face” for his impassive response to even the most outlandish situations. Lucille Ball developed much of the comic...Read Full Story

http://www.youtube.com/v/KRPOnQSJjHc?version=3&f=user_uploads&app=youtube_gdata Kenneth Turan reviews Buster Keaton DVDs. More: Kenneth Turan’s DVD Pick of the Week : Buster KeatonRead Full Story

Buster Keaton - A Hard Act to Follow: From Vaudeville to Movies [VHS] Lindsay Anderson (Actor) , Buster Keaton (Actor)   |   Format: VHS Tape (14) 2 used & new from $49.99 (Visit the Best Sellers in list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Click Check Price and More ReviewsRead Full Story

History of Comedy of Errors feature films mini set with Stuart Erwin & Buster Keaton [4DVD] This Comedy of Errors 4 DVD Set includes: Disc I: So’s Your Aunt Emma (1942) with Zasu Pitts Disc II: Killer Dill (1947) with Stuart Erwin Disc III: Misbehaving Husbands (1940) with Harry Langdon Disc IV: My Wife’s Relations (1922) with Buster Keaton From the stage to the screen, and throughout history, a fascination with the comedy of errors has been pervasive. This 4 DVD Set...Read Full Story

An excerpt from my upcoming essay about early silent film comedy. It's impossible to say with any certainty who invented the pie-in-the-face gag so much associated with silent film comedy. The pie itself was probably invented by the ancient Egyptians during the Neolithic Period, around 9500 B.C. and my best guess is that the first pie was thrown for laughs somewhere around 9500-and-ten-minutes B.C. The tomb of pharaoh Ramses II, who took power in 1304 B.C., included etchings of royal bakers...Read Full Story