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Dick Cavett's Show - January 21, 1972

There's a great story, about Buster Keaton

Who made sure to do an early screening for all his comedies

, He released a film called, "I Think," Seven Opportunities

, And the audience responded to a great film. But it did not have a happy ending

He was just lying there at the end... you know

, Was a great chase, with women chasing it

Which were all brides a wonderful scene.

And the movie just faded away and that's it... and the audience said

He felt something was wrong

, But right towards the end of the film

He runs away from the women, and runs down the hill

And stones move out of place and roll after it

A big laugh from the crowd, and that's it

, And he said. "We will photograph a new end"

And he went back and filmed for about a week

He built an avalanche

, He started with three stones, which got bigger

, And finally huge rocks, the size of these cameras

That rolled after him. This is one of the best parts ever made

Dick Cowt

Well, he was actually a pantomime artist

Frank Capra

The mime artists, in fact, went bankrupt

... and besides, kill them

, Something completely new. Cartoons

Chuck Jones, who directed most of my films, Bugs Bunny and Pink Runner

Said he was greatly affected .buster Keaton

Brought and synced blkbrd

Director and Screenwriter: Peter Bogdanovich

"The Big Buster"

Joseph Frank Keaton was born on October 4, 1895

In Pique, Kansas

, The son of Myra and Joe Keaton entertained Woodville, a married comedic duo

Who appeared around the country, so it happened that he was born in Pique, Kansas

A small rural community in which they passed. When the mayor attacked the deputies

, James Curtis Biography of Buster Keaton

His parents participated. "In" Family Medicine Show

Joe Keaton, Myra Keaton

, James Karen actor, friend of Buster Keaton

, When they did their show

, And disturbed them

And the audience thought it was funny

, When he turned four little Joe Frank Keaton

, Really became a star in Woodville

Buster was dressed just like his father, a beard without a mustache and an apron

Joe Keaton was on the table

, And did various acrobatic maneuvers

, And Buster came behind him with a broom

That's how that show started

- When Buster was a little boy -

He became famous as the human missile that his father, used to throw at his mother in their show

"Now called" the three ketones

The three kits are "considered a show". The most difficult in Woodville at the time

, Had it not been so funny people would have been shocked or horrified

, From the treatment of Buster on stage. But this was mostly an illusion

They attached a handle to it, like a suitcase

, Dick Van Dyke actor, friend of Steam Buster

, Johnny Knoxville actor, comedian, stuntman

In some states, his father has been accused of child abuse

Because the show was mostly a projection, of little Joe everywhere on stage

, And once, a famous case. Towards a man in the audience who was annoyed by his cries

I said, "Did he throw you at the crowd?"

"He was not a bad man."

He always told me to tighten my ass. "Before he dumped me"

, They were arrested several times, but managed to circumvent the law

, Because, as Buster put it, the law states

That “no child under the age of 16 will engage in acrobatics

, "Walking on a rope"... playing a musical instrument, in a trapeze

Everything was in the law, but it was not stated in it. It must not be kicked in the face

Really unlikely

That Joe Keaton really wanted, or intended to hurt his son

Because Buster was the star of the show

- Buster here -

Buster earns her salary - - "Like his father." The three ketones

The "three ketones" earned $ 750 a week

250 of them were Buster's

This is during the period when a child received, pocket money of 5 cents a week

And here he is driving around in his own car. At the age of 12

, Like his father, taught him how to fall, like any other acrobat

, And in fact, from the top of a dozen performances

Little Joe was slightly injured, only twice

But this kid is having a lot of fun

Every time he fell, they laughed

And so he got his famous nickname

, According to Buster's father, Joe

, The famous magician Harry Houdini, a personal friend of the Keaton couple

After seeing the child fall down the stairs, unharmed at the age of six months

Was the one who said, "Your kid snatched a piece of Buster."

Houdini may not have said that, but what does it matter?

"In those days the word" buster "was used to describe a fall

There was nothing more fitting

At the end Buster Keaton fell, the funniest falls in cinema

A real symphony of falls. Throughout his career

We'll get back to that later

- Woodville -

"The Three Kittens", Myra, Joe and Buster

Made for one of the most famous shows in Woodville

.Who appeared all over the country again and again

, And along the way the show grew

"And" the three ketones. "We became" the four ketones

Harry Jingles Keaton -

"Then" the five ketones

- Louise Keaton -

, But in 1917, when Buster was 21 years old

Their show fell apart

Louise Keaton

And he went out to support us all

Yes, he decided that Louise and I

Harry "Jingles" Keaton

Buster travels to New York and gets a contract

To perform at the annual Schubert Brothers entertainment show. In this case

, "The Passing Show of 1917"

Which was to go up, at the Winter Garden Theater on Broadway

But fate wanted otherwise

, When Buster was walking down a street in Manhattan he came across an old friend from Woodville

Who was accompanied by a tall and tall man

Which was known all over the world

, Wanted luck and Roscoe Arbeckel, star since 1914

Just started making two-wheeled comedies

For a guy named Joe Skank

At Colony Studios on 48 East Street

Both wheels lasted about 20 minutes each

Arbakel said to Keaton, "Maybe you will come"? See footage of some scenes

, Paul Doley actor, screenwriter

He knew what the future held for him

Buster fell in love with what he saw breaking the contract with the Schubert brothers

Buster Keaton's Diary

, For the comic book company, "They Called It" a comic

Who created a series of two-wheeled comedies

Buster Keaton's first appearance on screen

Was in a short film by Arbakel called "The Young Butcher", released in 1917 "

- Molasses, please -

- ?Where's the money -

- He's in a bucket -

, In October of that year, 1917 Keaton and all the comic book companies

Moved to the other side of the country to make their films ever since

, 1918 Comedy Film Studios

The following year, when the war broke out, the first raged in Europe

Keaton is drafted into the army, he serves in France

Especially in the entertainment of the soldiers

, Patricia Elliott Tobias Founder of the International Keaton Association

He was not a soldier at the front, but

, Bob Burgen, a friend of Eleanor Keaton

And it affected him. Until the end of his life

Buster returns in April 1919, to continue working with Arbeckel

From which he learns a lot, about directing films

Because Arbakel directed all his works .and enjoyed guiding his new friend

, French Stewart actor

Taught Buster Keaton .Make Movies

Buster Keaton disassembled the camera, of Patti Arbeckel and reassembled

Just to see how it works. And Patti Arbeckel almost killed him

The goddesses of fate enter the picture again, in December 1919

The Collection, 1920

Crazy Marriage ", 1921"

Remember that in those days, even though a movie, long was considered the main attraction

Videos like Arbeckel's or Chaplin's

.Are a very popular and profitable addition

People have made an effort to see these videos

.Sometimes they were the whole show

Joe Skank moved Comic to Keaton

To direct two comedies, which will be distributed through the Metro company, and will star in them

"Roscoe Arbeckel"

Dear Friend: I'm sending you a picture, "by Buster Keaton

, A sad-faced guy who worked in my films "The man I chose will follow me

"And the production of two-wheeled comedies"

Keaton started working in the old, Charlie Chaplin studios in Hollywood

"Now Called" Keaton Studios

, And so, between 1920 and 1923

, Buster Keaton writes, directs and stars

In 19 comedies two wheels. Quite popular

- "Buster Keaton's Comedies-"

He first creates a comedy, "called" The High Sign

A name that refers to a ridiculous movement that identifies gang members

Buster was not entirely happy with this video

And he took it out. Only the following year

But before he creates, another video

, Douglas Parbanks, then King of Hollywood

"Convincing" Metro, let Buster star in a long movie

His first lead role in the film The Fool, "According to a Broadway Hit"

A good buster in the film, who helps to establish his identity as the great "stone face"

But nowadays the film looks pretty old fashioned

It has no effect, on the creation of the film behind the camera

But he contributes to his reputation.

Immediately afterwards he makes another movie, "Two Wheels Called" one week

Which is the first film to be distributed by Buster Keaton Productions

In the plot, Buster and his new wife... get a house ready in advance

.As a wedding gift

But Buster's jealous opponent changes the numbers on the crates

What creates a home that is a disaster

"One week." "In my life, there is no better than" one week

There's a great quote from Walter Kerr

, "He said 'see' one week"

"It's like that thing" that you never get to see

"Garden at the moment of flowering"

I was fascinated

, Richard Lewis comedian, friend of Eleanor Keaton

I said... this is the first time anyone has tried to do such a thing

What a great joke with the train

, Keaton said

I always wanted the audience to try to guess. "" What shall I do, and then I will betray him

The comedy received excellent reviews and won rave reviews

Buster Keaton was on the road to success

Buster Keaton Studios -

Three more short films followed. "In 1920, including" Prisoner 13

If there was one thing Buster Keaton liked, it was the mechanical inventions

As can be clearly seen in the scene. ”This amazing from“ The Scarecrow

, Karl Reiner actor, director, screenwriter

He had an engineering mind that he used to make people laugh

In his backyard, he had small trains

... Lionel trains traveling in every direction

, He had a picnic table in the corner

, And he made the sausages in the kitchen, put them on the train

Cho-cho, and send them out

That's how he was

, And the third short film of 1920. "Neighbors"

, Bill Haider, comedian, actor, screenwriter

Buster's head is stuck in the ground

And his father tries to pull him off

- Joe Keaton -

I know a better method - than breaking his wrist

He's my son, and I'll break his wrist if I want to

Fun to watch them, because it's a guy who's doing nonsense with his dad

There's something very sweet about it

That they tear each other .the shape

, The following year, 1921. Buster marries for the first time

He and actress Natalie Telemage are married

At Joe Skank's mansion in Long Island

, Skank was married to Natalie's sister, 'popular actress Norma Telemag

So Buster then became his brother-in-law

In the same year, Keaton released six two-wheeled films

"The Haunted House"

"Unfortunate."

He was fired from his job, the company - -... dumped him, luck abandoned him

Now there is only one thing - that can be done

, The movie we mentioned earlier, "The High Sign"

The Goat

Wanted for murder - $ 5,000 prize

, "The Theater," Buster's Comedy Experiment

Where he embodies all the roles in the dream segment

And finally his great classic, "In the Two Wheels Movies," the boat

Where the joke that was the hardest to perform was

The sinking of the boat. Immediately upon launch

, She refused to sink immediately

And Buster thought that was the only way it would be funny

Finally Buster and his team built a complex pulley system

To pull the boat. Underwater

"At this point" the stone face, we become a familiar nickname to the audience

Like the flat hat he always wore

The last thing he drowned

If you can see it. "Write" a gift from Eleanor Keaton

And she gave me a hat exactly the same as the one Buster used to wear

My head swelled before we took a picture. I ate a spoiled sandwich

, The boat itself was called Dempiano

A name adopted by members of the International Buster Keaton Association

The Dampineus

In the movie the name becomes a joke when Buster sends an emergency call

And was asked for the name of his boat

- Dempiano -

- I have no idea either -

The boat itself is another invention, a mechanical mechanical of Keaton

The invention is not exactly perfect

He was born to be a comedian, of the silent film that his face

His expressionless face expressed so much

But Buster had big eyes, anyway

.Also beautiful legs

He had an empty face on which you could draw your feelings

The face of the great stone.

"Call it" a stone face. But it was not accurate

Before Buster .there was a wide variety of expressions

His eyes only expressed emotions most of the time. He just never smiled

, He has a pantomime face... like Jean-Louis Barrow

, Mel Brooks actor, director, screenwriter

Buster had such a face

I was impressed

That this man can do many things without saying a word

, And without moving his face. And you know exactly what the story is

, The game lies in the eyes

Not inside.

, Sybil Shepherd actress, producer

... to sell something. No need to make an effort to sell it

Enough to behave naturally

Buster Keaton has always had... a quiet tragedy

, Werner Herzog Director, Screenwriter, Producer

, John Watts, director, screenwriter, producer

Makes great facial expressions .and all sorts of clichés of the period

, When you see it begins to disappear

It was effortless

When you say that - - smile

This is the appearance of the stone surface

You're not forced to laugh

It just made me laugh

"I just did Spider-Man," and there was a very clear impact

, "In" Spider-Man... except that his eyes move a little

Stone face

I have a character who has almost... no expression inside, but

You want to give her a lot of personality

, And a lot of humor that will be expressed in the body... so

I went and watched many ketone movies

I used it as a base. "For many moments in" Spider-Man

A total of seven successful two-wheeled films by Keaton were released in 1922

"Pale face"

"My Wife's Relatives"

He will not survive one week - - in this family

The "volume"

"day dreaming."

My dear, I'm working in the borough - - the finances now, and sweeping big

"The Electric House"

- Stairs -

And perhaps one of his shortest, most memorable films

Cops "Going to the Screens"

, Nick Carroll actor, comedian, producer

The idea he appeared in, in very powerful comedic scenarios

, But played them very seriously

It's a fun aspect of comedy, which amplifies not only the humor

But also raises the stakes .in every scene he played

The part about "cops" where he grabs... that car and flies

I mean, it's unbelievable

Even he did not know how to explain it

, I asked if the film was screened quickly. "And he said," No.

How did he do that? It was superhuman

There were no tricks. He just did it

It would tear off the arm. For every other person

District 5 Police Station -

... one of the things that always bothered me

, Quentin Tarantino Director, Producer, Screenwriter

, Because I really liked comedy, I really liked comedians

There was the fact that they had to be, weaker than the other men in the film

, They had to be childish, act like complete idiots

, Or they had to be cowards, or they were scared

The joke is that Bob Hope is standing in front of Jesse James

It's always bothered me?... Why do they have to be less than

Why can they not be men? Be masculine

, And Buster Keaton was like that

And he put himself in front of men, who were taller than him

And therefore always had a slight height deficit

He was a really exciting hero

, In the same year, in 1922

He also does a parody of Star, Westerns William S. Hart

, "Called" the frozen north, and the ruthless satire

Hart always cried in his movies, so Buster exaggerated, of course

Buster said, "Bill Hart has not spoken to me for two years

"After seeing the movie"

, Meanwhile, Buster's friend Patty Arbeckel is on trial

, To his dismay

- Arbakel faces the gallows -

After three trials, Roscoe comes out eligible

But the scandal nonetheless completely destroys his career

To avoid any connection, to the tragedy of Arbeckel

Skank changes the film company. Comic to Buster Keaton Productions

His last two short films, coming out in 1923

, "The Blunt"

"And his latest film," The Lovers' Nest

In a sense, Buster Keaton is the essence of the movies

He is one of the inventors of cinema

"Remember Buster Keaton," is the book. He's always on my desk

, Because they were the fathers of my industry. My art, my occupation

The way they made movies is still the same way

, Where we make movies. Basically

They created this art form

He was a great director

He put himself in impossible situations

There's no doubt that there's a downside to the game

Cinema was important to Keaton

The camera was not nailed to the floor

, Or nailed to a moving truck

But jokes that were funny. Because of the film camera

.Cinema itself becomes a joke

, I think a lot of my daring

, In terms of breaking the fourth wall, came from Keaton

"When" Sherlock Jr. indicates that it is a movie

And I always point out somewhere in my movies that we make a movie

It's like when I did "the" craze in space

He did this.

Buster has always been with me. And he will always be with me

Our stunts are always real. No smears

The man who does the stunts, really does them

And he had strong feelings about it. And I also have strong feelings about it

I stole from him as many moves as possible

Buster said to collide with the floor, with your hands while you fall

, Because they absorb some of the blow!

The effect he had on me was that he knew how to do

All kinds of crazy stunts

And do crazy things, with his body

But at the same time he also never .not too exaggerated in his performance

, Such control over his body. Such agility

He was like a ballet dancer

Amazing control of the body

, Amazing stunts, really

Stunts that no one dared to do. I think

Or he was not afraid. Or he was crazy

He's really doing what you see, and that's true in almost every movie of his

, Leonard Meltin Film critic, historian

And in my eyes, the best special effect. In these movies is Buster himself

, In the same year, 1923

Buster's long-standing wish is finally coming true

And he starts making his own movies

He finishes two. In those busy 12 months

, In the five years that followed, Steam conceived, directed and starred

While eight comedies, full-length

When these ten are the greatest works of his career

There is no doubt that the films he made in the 1920s

They are his masterpieces. We will talk about them in detail later-

Resolutions for the New Year 1929 -

, Following these incredible records

Buster does what he calls the "big mistake of my life."

Joe Skank convinces Keaton to sign a contract

, At Joe's brother, Nick Skank, in MGM

The largest studio in Hollywood .and perhaps also the most regulated

Both Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd strongly advised him

, Do not give up his independence

But unfortunately, Buster relied on Joe Skank

.They were very good friends .They were married to sisters

But Skank actually made a deal with MGM

Everything worked out for him afterwards

Buster drank too much, his marriage fell apart

Then the voice enters the realm of cinema and takes over

The era of silent film is over, as Chaplin said

Just when we learned to do it. "Properly, it's over"

Just before he did that stunt, "With the Front of the House in a Movie" Dead Bill

, Approached him and said

Look, MGM just bought it. "Your rights"

And he just went through all sorts of things with his wife

Got bad news in two areas just before he did a stunt

, Which could have killed him

And yet he did it

If there was a deviation, of one or two cm in each direction

He could have been killed

He felt so depressed and depressed that he did not care

And this is the section that has been used more. Of every other section in history perhaps

"We did it in Jackass 2. We did a tribute

The man who prepared the stunt said, "Look, when you stand in that place."

Do not move. "It is a 7 meter high steel wall"

Then they said, 'Action.'

I took a few steps, and then someone said, "Cut, cut, cut."

I moved from my sign

, There was silence on stage... except for my nine-year-old daughter, and she's like that

Dad, idiot like you, what are you doing?

And that loosened up the atmosphere a bit

It was funny after all. Probably funnier

, In all his short and long films, "except" The General

Buster never had a script

He and his men thought, of a good start

And then found .satisfactory end

, As he used to say, "the middle will work itself out."

.Yes

I heard he said that

, If anything happened at that moment

He said, "We would have an idea." And we would just do it

This leaves room for a great deal of spontaneity

, If you have a flash, it can affect the story

, And instead of going in that direction, you can go in that direction

, "In" three eras, as he leaps from one building to another

, 'Ben Mankiewicz TV personality, producer

But he does not succeed

So he leaves it in the film, yes, it's a whole wonderful piece

If it was completely unacceptable

Well, you're in! "" Let's go

The scripts were essential, everything was written explicitly

, Discussed, budgeted. Scheduled by the hour

Buster lost all his power. He lost his freedom.

They threw it into the meat grinder, which was their production system

Comedians like Buster, were used to having time to go out

, Photograph things, try them in front of an audience

, Shoot again, rethink the structure of the film

, Radiate again and so on

And Bam-G-Am were not built that way

Keaton used to make films that came up

Two or three times more than regular movies

The movie "Dead Bill", for example, cost almost $ 500,000

, That year, a Lon Cheney movie

And Cheney was very popular. Among the audience... $ 175,000

Immediately after Buster's first film, "BMG," the photographer

You can tell the difference

Even his flat hat has been replaced with a more upgraded version

There are good moments in the film, but the timing and overall structure are weak

, In his latest silent film, which he neither conceived nor directed

, "Hate Marriage," has only one memorable passage

And the studio wanted to get it out

, Fortunately, he did not succeed

And Keaton is crediting another classic, one last of the slapstick

When he tries to put his drunken wife to bed

This is a scene he will repeat on stage

Until the end of his career

In 1930, Buster starred in his first desert film

"Free and easy"

All boys with high blood pressure "

All the girls with too much meat. "Your day has finally arrived"

A step. "And then, that year," Duboys

on guard!

Terim, terim, terim.

Both are not good. But they are successful

"When I Saw" is free and easy, for the first time in 1969

"I wrote that he is, and I quote. Bad to Depression"

Calculated almost perfectly, "destroying his planet

A dismal mess where a person literally. "Can see Keaton drowning"

End quote.

Hell, the man said I'm a great comedian

And I'll get a big contract and everything's great

Of course, Buster was not involved in directing or writing these scripts

Or of any other film, made with MGM

, "Like" a living room, bedroom and bathroom, which by the way

Photographed in part at his Italian mansion in Beverly Hills

And includes a section that MGM repeats

, From his two-wheeled film "One Week"

Or the three films starring Jimmy Durante

They are all obsolete over time. They are terrible.

And you can see that he is not satisfied. That is, he looks miserable

They do not understand that this man is a genius and it is impossible to connect him just like that

... with Jimmy Durante in. What a silly movie

What is?

what? No beer?

Kangaroo, native to Australia

What happened?

My sister married one of them

Buster was a very moderate man

He did not talk much

To protect himself ever

It just boiled inside.

He blamed himself for everything that went wrong

I would say,

These bastards. "You were not treated properly"

"They were not that bad."

"They treated you badly" ... no

He just lost hope

, 1932, Buster's wife, Natalie divorces him

And officially changes the family name

, 'Of their two sons from Keaton to Telmag

Which broke him. The first marriage ended very badly

He said, "I was not the best husband in the world either"

What you can do "When you enter your dressing room"

And a naked girl is standing there? Waiting for you

I said, It really happened? "And he said," It happened all the time

, The following year, 1933, Keaton had more problems with alcohol

And after sent, several times for rehab

There he met a younger sister named Mae Scriven

, Which he eventually married

Louis B. Meyer from MGM is tired of his drunkenness

And he fires him

It was the most failed treatment. With creative talent in history

They destroyed it for years

Abbott and Costello made their worst movie in MGM

Laurel and Hardy made their worst movie in MGM

, The Marx Brothers, after the death of Erwin Telberg

Made their worst movie in BMG

The studio was not a suitable place to create such slapstick comedies

, Drunkenness increased, and after three years

May divorces Buster

This, in addition to many financial problems, finally overwhelms Keaton

He suffered a nervous breakdown and was taken to a military hospital

In a crazy shirt

Buster Keaton - Psychiatric case

Newspapers from the period reported that there was a fear that Buster would never play again

By this time, he had already made all his great films

And was at a low point in his life

, And in the 1930s he made a film in France

Who never came to the United States

, When he returned by ship

, Bill Erwin actor, comedian, screenwriter

, The Great Woodville Comedian

You know, talking fast

, Baron Munchausen... you know

... worked with an accent

And Keaton was very skilled, in these things

And they set out to do a sort of conversation sketch

My Aunt Sophie

In the middle of the ocean, you went down to see your aunt Sophie

Yes, yes, how did you get down?

I got off the boat, got off and went to see her

Because Keaton collaborated with the segment

But Keaton did not do it from the heart. He looked tired

, He did not really keep pace... and Munchausen with the whole thing

And I'm telling you something. She was a grinder who played the piano

She played... she taught

Why do you not say something?

And there was anger between them

You know, I saw a fish tuning the piano

Do you know what fish it was?

I have no idea?

... and Munchausen... Jack Pearl caught him

It's creepy... Keaton was

"I think he's thinking? What am I doing here?"

Why am I serving as an assistant to this vaudeville comedian?

After a whole year, of full sobriety

He drank what he called, his last drink, "swallowed it"

And since then, rarely. Returned to drink alcohol again

In his later years he drank, one and only glass of beer every evening

, Only one that did not adversely affect him

, Buster Keaton, sober comedian - - Back to work

H E L P! H E L P!

From 1934 to 1937, Keaton starred in 16 short comedy films

For a company called .Adducational Pictures

He did not have much influence, on their structure or direction

But certain moments of decline are still evident in them

"Minor", 1937

By this time he had already overcome, over the problem of his alcoholism

But one of the stars next to him reports

, Between the whips. Buster went to the corner in the set and cried

In 1939 in Columbia Pictures he was hired to star

In ten comedies two wheels

Again, he has no control over the movies

A nuisance from the west ", 1939"

, Stars played hide and seek. "It was a night like this"

They all have flashes of Keaton's magic, but not much more than that

Dedicated Keaton fans are happy about their very existence

But they are very far removed from his works in the 1920s

Would you like to dance with me?

If I want to?

, He referred to all these films. "And that's a quote, as" cheats

From 1937 to 1950, Buster worked at MGM here and there as a joke writer

And as a director for the time being. In certain sections

He helps Red Skelton renew some of his classics from the silent film era

"Southern Yankee" is based on "The General", 1948

Well, I would have preferred. We were made a citizen

He offers jokes to the Marx brothers and other people

Buster was very modest

Red Skelton

"... I think it's going to be funny"

, Then I would go out and do it but he always tried to convince

Other people think that the idea was mine

When he was Buster's

His salary at MGM dropped from $ 3,000 a week

One hundred dollars a week.

That's all the amount you get, to work for them

When you were recently one of the biggest stars of the studio

And he said, "Well, if I am." Worth more, they will pay me more

This is a very practical approach

Keton Theme for a Young Dancer Woman -

In 1940 Keaton marries for the last time

With the beautiful and loving Eleanor Norris

They met when she was a dancer

She was a very warm and wonderful woman

It was very important in the middle of his life and in his later years

She saved his life, I understand

, Was in it so directly, without nonsense

A personality who said everything inside

, And at the same time

She was willing to do anything

So that Buster's name will remain known

Eleanor often plays the unconscious wife

, "In Keaton's excerpt from" Hate Marriage

Where he lays in bed the drunken wife.

They did it together, everywhere

Including the popular TV show Ed Ed Sullivan

It was a very happy marriage that lasted until the end of his life

Lie down. This is the best advice I can give you

Want a spotlight? To make it look better in photography

here. This will emphasize the sweat on his forehead

I have to sober up

In 1947 Buster appears one season. At the Madrano Circus in Paris

It is a great success there

And he returns many times.in the following years

, Two years later, in 1949, when he was 54 years old

He returns to MGM in a supporting role opposite Judy Garland

"In the Musical" on the good summer days

He even writes and directs one scene in the film

Scene written and directed by Buster Keaton

, With Judy and the star next to her. Van Johnson

Sorry, ma'am. Come on, look where you're going.

Here, I'll fix your hat

- No, it's not exactly. Leave my hat.

Here's your umbrella

I do not really know what happened

Here's your bag, ma'am

I'm very sorry, ma'am

For God's sake!

Leave me alone. I'm so sorry

Here's your hat. Thank you.

Something is missing. Where is my bird? Bird.

Here's your bird .Please, ma'am. I'm very sorry

What's wrong with the bird?

Look, here's my business card

I'm working here, you see now go buy for yourself

Everything I destroyed, and I'm happy to pay, well

Thank you very much. Hello. Peace

just a minute.

Hi!

That same year, the writer, poet, and film critic, James Age

Published in Life magazine his famous article about the days of the silent film

Called "The Greatest Age," of the comedy

, In which Buster appears a lot, along with Chaplin and Lloyd

As one of the three greatest comedians of the period

Harry Langdon was the fourth

That leads to half an hour a week on TV in Los Angeles

Called "Buster Keaton's Show"

Who are you?

I'm Josephine

We have not met before

of course. I'm your wife.

This led to several more, TV commercials

Industrial films and TV appearances

- Buster Keaton -

.These were wild applause? You're a living American blonde

...an animal

? I heard the question right? You're a living American blonde

Right.

No!

One has come down. You have nine more, Mrs. Kubak

Buster Keaton was a god in my eyes

I heard they were going to do a commercial in the style of the silent film

Our hero - America's most popular van

And I knew I had to attend it

"I was" a Keystone cop and there were about six of us

Has chased after Buster.

, Most of the players were 35 or 40, and he was close to seventy

And he got us running

Ford - Car Company

He gave one hundred percent to everything he did in front of the camera

, "A funny thing happened on the way to the forum"

Sorry, young woman

...I'm sorry but

What a lovely baby

And whether it was commercials. On television... I saw a lot of them

, And they're all worth watching. Because he always gives you something

Simon Pure beer introduces Buster Keaton

- Phone -

He made an entire series for Northwest Orient

Give wings to your heart

Fly in the northwest to Florida

Enjoy champagne, filet mignon or lobster tail on the flight

Northwest Orient

Airlines

All part of the Northwest Imperial Service

Only Northwest Orient Airlines flies to sunny Florida

, To the adventurous Alaska

, To romantic Hawaii

From coast to coast and the mysterious East.

Northwest Orient Airlines

He made a series for Elka Zeltzer

Sorry, sir? You made a decision for the new year

Yes, always keep Elka Zeltzer at your fingertips

He liked, it turns out, the fact that he could work one day

And get out of there with 5,000 or ten thousand dollars.

Everyone has fun in the circus. Except for me

I'm tired.

, Please note, please. Bravo. From the Lion Trainer, had a minor accident

Balloon Man 13 has just volunteered to take his place. I volunteered

The poor man, he has a sore head

... tummy tuck

You need Elka Zeltzer

He was very active in television

I saw him in "Ed's show" Sullivan, "in" Hidden Camera. "

Hidden Camera "- Hidden Camera" Hidden Camera

, That I myself appeared in it. If I may add

And they paid me ten dollars

, And Ellen Pent... Allen, be healthy, I hope you enjoy it up there

Working on the angels, son of a bitch

Now pay attention to the pepper. The top will fall apart

His watch fell into the soup

She's trying to hold back

It was wonderful

And it was effortless

His timing was razor sharp

He's such a champion at it. Look at him carefully

You know, it's magic

It's not real.

Pay attention, pay attention

"Such a life"

Such a life. "You see" a man accustomed to being a stone face

, Which emotion overrides, ostensibly

At quite touching to see.

, And then the situation becomes difficult and you move in with your mother

In the first house you bought for her

And a girl came to your house, who became friends with your family

A girl who will eliminate every possible remnant of disappointment and smiles

Here she is, Eleanor Norris

That you became your devoted wife! 16 years ago. Mrs. Keaton

Here's a beautiful girl

Come on, sit here. Near Buster

... one of these... my tie

Arrange it, Mom

What was the meaning of the years? Your marriage to Buster, Eleanor

We were very happy. We also had less good days, of course

But Buster was very happy. He wanted to go back to work

I'm very proud of him, the way he stood out again

Absolutely. America is glad he's back

You wrote a show so that Eleanor could perform with you. That's right, Buster

You did rehearsals for it?

Well, to complete this union, with the people closest to you

Here's your two sons, Marino of Nevada, your son Bob

And from Los Angeles, Jim. Here's Bob

And here's Jim

Bob, are you a builder in Brno? What do you say about your father?

He's always been great to us, Ralph.

, I thought of him, in addition to his immense skills as a comedian

As a great player.

, If he would have diverted his attention, as he sometimes did later

, For dramatic roles. He was very successful at it

, You can continue to fire them

, Take from them all authority to shame them

Reingold Theater, The Awakening, 1954

, And when I demonstrate, they will continue to throw me in jail

Because they are not guilty, they are just part of a mechanism

A mechanism designed to give us a lot of happiness

This mechanism that changes a broken heart, to a number in the catalog

Which says that a child is hungry .Is but 26583-Wei

He was arrested. -Machine that forgot .Goodness, warmth and compassion what are they

When you say you care, you're lying

You may not care

None of us can anymore. We forgot how

In 1950 Buster was seen for a short time

In the wild Hollywood drama, "by Billy Wilder," Sunset Boulevard

When he plays one of the people

Who are nicknamed the cruel "wax dolls"

The others around the table, are fellow players

Dim figures that you may still remember from the silent era

I used to think of them as her wax dolls

One diamond

One heart

Increased.

for.

Three without a ruler. for

For.

In 1953 he appeared with Charlie Chaplin

, In several scenes in Chaplin's film.

For fans of the silent film. This is a rare moment

I never thought we would get to that

The one and only time these two giants have been since the beginning of Hollywood

Appeared together

This is an amazing scene

Norman Lloyd, appeared with Keaton and Chaplin in Stage Lights

I thought it was a man who descended from another world

I have a lot of souvenirs from Keaton

Eleanor, beautiful Eleanor, she goes on to say

"Yes, I was with him when he filmed it." "I was with him at the stage lights

So I could ask, "How did Charlie treat Buster?"

She said he treated Buster as if he were a king

, In the last scene in the movie Buster took it upon himself to make sure

That Charlie would get the best whip he could get

Of his death scene

Charlie designed the whip

He's in the center of the camera, seemingly unconscious

He could not see the whip, and there was no one to direct Charlie

Buster... was by my side by chance

I was not aware of it. Until I heard whispers

, And as the camera moves away, I hear Buster say

Do not move, Charlie. "" You're in the center of the whip. It is good

They were two geniuses who collaborated together

, Without any warning, in 1957

Paramount buys the rights to Buster's life

And produces a biographical film starring Donald O'Connor

, "Called" the story of Buster Keaton

Which has almost nothing to do with the real story of his life

But the $ 50,000 he received for these rights

Let him buy his farm, in Woodland Hills, California

She lived until the end of his life

I'm Buster Keaton, a Woodville star? Where do I get a transit permit?

There, in the studio manager's office. Thank you-

Just a moment? Where's your transit permit?

I go in to get him

You can not log in. If you do not yet have a certificate

Yes, but how am I?

If the studio wants you, he'll send you a call

- Famous Studio -

It's Oscar night in Hollywood

In 1960, Buster received a special award from the academy

To mark his 40th year in cinema

Just fitting the names of those who made these films

They will also receive one prize or another

In 1964, he appears in a short film, written by the avant-garde Irish playwright

, Samuel Beckett "Simply Called" Movie

And was all photographed in lower Manhattan

Buster claimed he had no idea what this little movie was about

And some of his fans despise the short film

To this day he remains a controversial choice he has made

, The following year, 1965 he stars in a short film

Made for the National Railway Company of Canada and called

"Railroad Man"

- See Canada Now!

It's like his short 20s silent film

, He had a chance with it. After all the years of the studio system

, Gerald Potterton May

, And they had the time and place, they had 8-6 weeks

And they created jokes, while working

And he was again the same man who was in 1924

Great that he had a chance

Make one last movie In this character.

Preparation. OK. Camera. Play

A film about his making was also shot at the same time

Which contained some very interesting and enlightening moments

In which Keaton develops a gag joke

This is the whip of the bridge that was made.

.See the valley here

This very large bridge

We'll find the two gag jokes

I do not know. I guess, my stick, everything else

And now I'm wondering where I am

I'm taking out the map, and when I unfold it, I'm helpless

When I'm here, a whip passing over the struts, everything's funny

I'm chasing them, but fighting paper at the same time

The director decided not to accept Buster's idea

Instead of being wrapped in a map, Keton crosses the bridge while doing laundry

What happened? He did not tell you what to do

No. I did not know that he replaced my joke

Does not matter. There are still two whips. Until a section is completed, Buster

... There's a remote photo of the bridge

When they travel over it.

This is the whole center of the joke The distance photo of the bridge

What's the matter with the bridge? The bridge is not your joke

The bridge is just tension, excitement.

There is no joke on the bridge .It has no meaning

It's just a dangerous place to be in. When there might be a collision

That's the only thing that's funny

I know the main reason they did not want you to go over the struts

When you're wrapped in newspapers and all that. It's because it's too dangerous

"They said," Who? suggested the jokes? I

I said, "Usually I know." What I do

It's not dangerous. It's a child's play, for God's sake

- "The Beach Bunch", 1965

But the most notable acting job... at the end of his career

Has been in some movies in the very popular series

On beach parties for teenagers. In the 60s

, "And among them" the beach gang. "And" how to fill a wild bikini

- "How to fill a wild bikini", 1965

Sorry, I was visiting a house

The young men seemed to like the old Buster

But they knew nothing about his story and his past

Tell the daughter to come here

A true professional daughter

Her name is.Witch of a Wizard

Frankie wants to go back to the beach where Didi is right away

Daughter, you're a good girl

He worked until the last minute. "He died when he did the" Halbler

"Helbler", 1966

And Keaton was shocked

That one expects it to use a double. Somewhere

There were some distant photographs, in which the double is seen

Because he was terminally ill. At that point

, 'He died in 66.on one February

I was working on a TV show in New York

, And my son called and said "Are you done?"

"And I said, 'No, we'm not done yet

He said, "Call me when you're done."

"I called him when I'm done" and I said, "I'm done. What's going on

"We lost our buster," he said.

He dies while standing

, He was an excellent bridge player

'One of the best bridge players in the world

For a long time he made a living from playing bridge

With many of the important people in BMG

Louis B. Meyer, and all those people who dumped him

'' But they played bridge with him

In his house, he had a small room

Who was ready to play cards.

, On his last day... he was restless

... and he played badly

And he played standing up.

He sat down and died

I eulogized Stan Laurel, one day in February

, And exactly one year later, in February, in the same church

I eulogized Buster

And they were all there except Buster

, In the fall of 1965, just a few months before his death

Honor the Buster at the Venice Film Festival

, For his entire career, with a special mention, of course

Of the ten most expensive films from Pez. Which he made in the 1920s

And the first of them is called, "Three Ages"

Where Buster made a parody of D.W. Griffith's long-running drama

,"intolerance"

, And described the relationship between Keaton, his lover and the villain

, Who was always Wallace in shooting

In three completely different periods

...the stone Age

...ancient Rome

Then 1923

Yet his first film that told one continuous story

Was the stinging, brilliant, and tear-jerking film

"Hospitality" A moderate masterpiece

Inspired by the infamous conflict between Hatfield and McCoy

When a buster is the main target

Once the family of the girl he fell in love with

, Reveals his identity as the heir to the conflict

Buster becomes a walking target

Of course it was in the days that were controlled. I only had one shotgun

, Eventually, he realizes this but also discovers that the father told his sons

That they can not kill him. As long as he is a guest in their house

Again, Keaton really enjoys having fun. With a dark and murderous situation

In fact, at the beginning of the film the game is quite serious

, And is filmed in a very dramatic way

There is no doubt that Keaton chose, in as dark an opening as possible

To show that there is a very real danger, hovering over Keaton's figure

Which helps to boost the humor Once Buster arrives at the arena.

Keaton also insisted, on historical accuracy

Starting with the ridiculous but faithful reconstruction, for an early train

Which actually combined components, from the very first two trains really

One is British and the other American

In the finale appears the stunt, perhaps the most spectacular of Keaton

, When he saves his girl from the waterfall

The girl who was then his wife. Natalie Telemag

Two classics of Keaton. Released in 1924

, "Sherlock Jr." where he screened films

He imagines himself... in a film he is screening

With some amazing tricks .and most innovative in photography

The dream segment, is an amazing achievement even today

And the thought that he managed to do it . .. as beautiful as he did back in 1923

this is simply amazing.

And one piece that proves that Buster... was a very talented Paul actor

It has already been clarified that the 13th ball has a bomb

, So Keaton manages to avoid .with miraculous skill, and does not hurt him

It was sweet on his part. He bequeathed me his bean stick

... he was sharp. And it's tied together

His name is written on it

It's probably worth a lot of money now, no?

I will never give it up

In this movie Buster also suffered a serious injury

Although no one will claim he was not harmed. More than enough in his career

Almost Nature - - "Hospitality"

Broken ankle - "The electric house"

Lost consciousness due to cannon - "The General"

Flashlight in the eye - "Living room, bedroom and bathroom"

But in "Sherlock Jr." Buster broke the wrist, and did not know it for years

Water burst and slammed Buster into the rail, causing a rupture

But it was certainly not possible to identify it by his movement

, Which was as vigorous as ever. And everything was filmed in one go

He had headaches for a while, but he did not feel anything was wrong

Years later, a doctor told him, "When did you break your wrist?"

, "Buster replied," I did not break. "And the doctor replied," Yes, you broke

Keaton hired Roscoe Arbeckel to direct with him under a pseudonym

Because of the scandal.

Buster suggested the name. Will B. Good

''But Roscoe chose William Goodrich''

The middle name of his father.

But Buster discovered, unfortunately, that Roscoe was no longer the man he used to be

In the same year, 1924 another classic Keaton film was released

Among the most popular, "in his films," The Navigator

Who was born only from the fact that one of his colleagues

US Buford "also known as" the navigator

What can Buster do with a ship?

He created, just a comic masterpiece

Where both Buster, and the girl he loved

, Who rejected his marriage proposal, staying alone

, Using a series of coincidences on an abandoned ship.

One of the most memorable sections is the following section

Where they both discover .there is another man on the ship

Keaton wonderfully constructs the horribly spoiled background of his character

In a supremely economical opening.

- Will you marry me?

- No way! -

I think a long walk will help me

But there are a lot of jokes that can be made on a ship

Danger - Men at work

, The following year, 1925

Buster made a film with a theme, in which he was not particularly interested

But Joe Skank bought Keaton the play so he could make a movie out of it

And Buster felt that he must do his best

, "The Movie," Seven Opportunities, is not one of his best

But it contains some of Buster's most marvelous works

The section where thousands of women, chasing after him, then an avalanche

As we showed at the beginning of the film

Here's another amazing piece

Another film released in 1925 was Buster's eccentric love story

Between Keaton and an enlarged cow

Go West "Definitely Not Gone", his funniest movie

, But it is strangely touching. And the love between the two is tangible

At the end, the real "brown eyes" went after Buster wherever he went

- Burn a mark on this violation -

In 1926, one of Keaton's funniest films

And his least known today is

"The Warrior Butler," is not a farce of misidentification

But a comedy about a man who claims... that he is a famous boxer

They have the same name

To impress the girl. Where he is in love

Of course the man Buster plays thinks he'll never have to box

To win the girl, but he had to box

And the first time he entered the arena to practice

It's one of the funniest parts

- Raise your hands -

Near the beginning, "of" the warrior Butler

Keaton, a rich and pampered boy... trying to go fishing

And maybe shoot a duck.

And the part that is all one whip is a series of wonderfully timed jokes

Built flawlessly.

And that was the first cut

Good evening. Here's Orson Welles

To my great pleasure

, Show tonight

In this series, of great silent films

The one of the greatest movies of all time

, One of my favorites

, "The General." By and with Buster Keaton

, Then, in 1926

Here comes the film that many consider today, Keaton's greatest work

The General, "a daring and filmed comedy," his wonderfully about the Civil War

Recently selected by film critics and historians

To number 18 of all the films ever made

He was also voted the best silent film of all time

Few films in all of history have matched it

On the subject there is certainly no rule

It's visually stunning. "A hundred times" passed with the wind

, But while the film was coming to screens

The general "is not considered that great"

And was criticized by those who claimed it was not funny to see the dead

The stone face “created a dark comedy.” Before that concept was even created

, The film was not a great success, and yet

Buster himself has always said that "The General" is his best film

Not only is it a movie, extremely funny all the time

I am also an avid supporter, in action cinema

And this is one of the best action movies

, He chose to play a southern soldier because he thought the audience

Will not show sympathy for a northern soldier. Since the north won the war

He's creating a more deadly version of the cannon joke from The Navigator

He also photographed what was at the end of the single most expensive whip

In the history of silent cinema.

Buster's last two independent films are

If we're just talking about laughter, maybe the funniest of them all

In 1927, "College" went on the screens

, He did not have much success, but it is difficult to understand why

Because it's full of excerpts

Harold Lloyd was a huge success, with "The Student" in 1925

A story that takes place in a college he was in. Very funny material about football

Keaton put in his film. Any other possible sport

At the beginning of the film Buster tries to get a job as a soda seller

And looks at a professional seller in his position

He claims he can succeed. No less than him

What comes next is one of Keaton's most powerful comedic passages

, In a later scene

His classmates are harassing him in a section with a brilliant structure

- Welcome to the ship King -

Buster's last independent film was released in 1928

The last miraculous year of the silent cinema era

The Dead Bill "is still one of the creations," funny to his tears

Peak in an amazing hurricane section

It's basically a story about a boy who tries to impress a father who left a long time ago

Schmid immediately dislikes almost anything, in his unimpressive son

Especially his hat

First thing, a new hat

Buster even cool, internal joke into it

By quickly hiding the flat hat

Has been linked to it for a long time.

Buster is in love with the daughter of the wealthy owner of the new steamer

Who strives to bring about the bankruptcy of the father

And his old steamer

The girl's father forbade Buster to board his ship

Buster's father insists that Buster stand his ground

And will board his company's ship

This leads to one of the funniest passages

In a bright, and lastly silent, masterpiece that is so beautifully constructed

His tenth in five years

- That's what it's for -

Thus ended the Great Decade

, His independence, his marriage

, His silent films, everything he achieved... forgotten

And he soon fell prey to a land that Vidal described

As "The United States of Amnesia".

, In 1965, a year before Keaton died

Venice Film Festival, made a tribute to the great Buster

And the crowd rose to their feet and applauded him for the longest period of time

In the history of this Italian festival.

For more than ten minutes, the returns continued

And Buster was moved to tears

He found it hard to believe

That someone loves these movies. That he created so long ago

Eleanor told me he did not understand

It happened 50 years after he made these movies

And they were appreciated .as if they were screened for the first time

And he did not understand it

Amazing how eternal it is and how much

A physical comedy of this kind. You will never stop laughing

It was funny then, it's funny now. And it's going to be funny in a hundred years

About some filmmakers? It can be said

"They remembered me," he said

And yes, he will never be forgotten

Crane Peter Bogdanovich:

"The Big Buster"

Translation by Naomi Mazuz

Edited by Hagar Arubs Mazur

Production of: Trans Titles Ltd.

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