| Edition |
Collector's ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (200 min.) : sound and sil., black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Material originally released between 1920 and 2001. |
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Special features: photo gallery. |
| Contents |
Short films Ten girls ago -- Hard luck -- Daydreams -- The love nest -- Allez-oop! -- Jail bait -- Television The awakening -- The haunted house -- Gymnasium story -- Detective story -- The time machine -- Commercials Phillips 66 -- Shamrock Oil -- Kodak -- Simon Pure Beer -- Home movies Filming 'The general' -- Keaton in Paris -- Interview with Keaton -- Silent echoes Case studies 'The general' -- Case study: 'Cops' -- Tributes This is your life -- Orson Welles introduces 'The general' -- Lillian Gish introduces 'College' -- Gloria Swanson introduces 'The general'. |
| Cast |
Buster Keaton. |
| Performer |
Host: John Bengtson. |
| Summary |
Highlights include home movie footage of Keaton in Paris and on the set, scenes from a never-completed Cinemascope musical, excerpts from the rare TV series "Life with Buster Keaton", his first dramatic role, two 1930s shorts, commercials, excerpts from his appearance TV and a newly-restored 1921 short. Film historian John Bengtson has prepared an interactive tour of locations where Keaton's films were shot. An extensive photo gallery reveals family snapshots, images from Keaton's vaudeville years, fascinating behind-the-scenes stills and more. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) and widescreen (2.35:1) presentations; Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Local Note |
Some of the Simsbury Public Library items are are part of the Hayes Collection. |
| Subject |
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966.
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
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Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Slapstick comedy -- Short.
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| Added Author |
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966.
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Bengtson, John, 1957-
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Kino International Corporation.
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| Standard No. |
738329023027 |
| Music No. |
K230 Kino on Video |
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