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TCM Archives: The Buster Keaton Collection (DVD)

Special Edtion : The Cameraman, Spite Marriage, Free And Easy

APPROX. 0 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1928 - MPA RATING: NR

DVD Specifications

Release date: Dec 7, 2004
Studio: Warner Brothers
Year: 1928
Video: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 1.0
English: Dolby Digital 1.0
Genre: Comedy
Subtitles: English, French

Special Features

  • Disc One:
  • Introduction by "Turner Classic Movies" host Robert Osborne
  • Feature film: "The Cameraman"
  • Feature film: "Spite Marriage"
  • Commentary on "The Cameraman" by film historian Glenn Mitchell
  • Commentary on "Spite Marriage" by silent-era film historians John Bengston and Jeffrey Vance
  • Photo montages from "The Cameraman" and "Spite Marriage"
  • Disc Two:
  • Feature film: "Free and Easy"
  • Documentary: "So Funny It Hurt"

Synopsis

"The Cameraman":
In a film so admired the studio used it as a training film for its comedy filmmakers, 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.

"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.

"Free and Easy":
Keaton departs Kansas with the newly crowned Miss 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. 

Cast & Crew


Warner Brothers presents
Buster KeatonLionel Barrymore

"TCM Archives: The Buster Keaton Collection"

Written byRiku Sanjodirected byEdward Sedgwickdirected byHiroyuki Morita
Production Year: 1928
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