Lost Keaton : sixteen comedy shorts, 1934-37.

In 1934, Keaton signed a contract with Earle W. Hammons' Educational Pictures, which specialized in comedy short subjects. This move was a return to his roots, crafting a stream of two-reel comedies in rapid succession, as he had done in the early 1920s, when he first refined his cinematic craf...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Educational Pictures (Firm), Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966 (Actor), Lamont, Charles, 1895-1993 (Director), Sennett, Mack, 1880-1960 (Director), Kāne, Ray, 1925-2008 (Director), Christie, Al, 1886-1951 (Director)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Kino, 2010.
Subjects:	Ghost plays. Circus > Drama. Mountain people > Drama. Slapstick comedy films. Comedy films. Fiction films. Short films.

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Summary:	In 1934, Keaton signed a contract with Earle W. Hammons' Educational Pictures, which specialized in comedy short subjects. This move was a return to his roots, crafting a stream of two-reel comedies in rapid succession, as he had done in the early 1920s, when he first refined his cinematic craft. Contains all sixteen films made at Educational Pictures.
Item Description:	Originally produced as short films 1934-1937. DVD release date: Jul. 6, 2010. Special features: stills gallery; film notes by David Macleod; "Why they call him Buster," a musical montage of pratfalls and stunts. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (306 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC.
Production Credits:	The timid young man directed by Mack Sennett; Blue blazes and Mixed magic directed by Raymond Kane; The chemist directed by Al Christie; all others directed by Charles Lamont.