Buster Keaton collection /
The cameraman: "Keaton plays a tintype street photographer who tries his hand as a freelance newsreel cameraman in order to win the affection of a girl who works at a newsreel company"--Container.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Silent films with musical scores except for Free and easy (in English); optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. Closed-captioned. |
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[United States] :
TCM Archives ;
[2004]
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| Edition: | Standard version. |
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| Summary: | The cameraman: "Keaton plays a tintype street photographer who tries his hand as a freelance newsreel cameraman in order to win the affection of a girl who works at a newsreel company"--Container. Spite marriage: "A jilted actress pops the question to hapless admirer Keaton. The result is a marriage made in comedy heaven, filled with pursuits, rescues and slapstick. The landmark routine of putting the inebriated bride to bed became a staple of Keaton's 1950s live shows"--Container. So funny it hurt : Buster Keaton and MGM: In this coproduction with Turner Classic Movies, documentarian/historian Kevin Brownlow profiles the Great Stone Face's life and career during his MGM studio heyday. Free and easy: "Keaton departs Kansas with the newly crowned Mis Gopher City (Anita Page) and heads for Hollywood determined to turn her into a star. Robert Montgomery, Lionel Barrymore and several unbilled luminaries join the Great Stone Face in his first talkie"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | The cameraman originally released as a motion picture in 1928, Spite marriage released in 1929, and Free and easy released in 1930. Dual-layer format. Special features: Introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne -- Commentary on The cameraman by Glenn Mitchell, author of A-Z of silent film comedy : an illustrated companion -- Commentary on Spite marriage by silent-era film historians John Bengtson and Jeffrey Vance -- Photo montages on the two silents. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (245 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, stereo and mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | The cameraman: a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; a Buster Keaton production ; directed by Edward Sedgwick ; story by Byron Morgan ; adaptation by Lew Lipton and Clyde Bruckman ; new original score by Arthur Barnow. Spite marriage: a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; a Buster Keaton production ; directed by Edward Sedgwick ; story by Lew Lipton ; adaptation by Ernest S. Pagano. Free and easy: a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; an Edward Sedgwick production ; directed by Edward Sedgwick ; scenario by Richard Schayer ; adaptation by Paul Dickey ; dialogue by Al Boasberg. |
| ISBN: | 0790797127 |