Train Rides With Buster

BUSTER KEATON. Enough said. All aboard the Keaton Kaboose.

[wardengrill]

It comes complete with diagrams on page forty-seven of 'How to Be a Detective in Ten Easy Lessons' correspondence school textbook. | The Big Sleep (1946)

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If it worked for Buster, it can work for Bogie.

[robertdeanstockwellgal]

Teenage Buster Keaton with friend Keith Krueger and siblings Jingles and Louise. Posing at Lake Michigan Park, probably 1909-1910.

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So that's where Buster got the idea for Coney Island.

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Grace Kelly for LIFE Magazine (1956)

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A fan of Buster Keaton's pork pie hat?

[allthingseurope]

Catania, Italy (by Carla Lipani)

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Buster Keaton's Neighbors, Italian style

[busterness]

Hullo, my darlin’ tumblr peeps!  I’m sooooo very sorry I haven’t been around as much as I’d like to lately, but helping to helm the Damfinos and promote Buster Keaton’s legacy takes a bunch of time, y'know?  As you’ve probably gathered, we’ve made a major find lately - an entire cache of lost photos and negatives taken behind the scenes of the making of The General in 1926.  

Y'know, tumblr, without you - this monumental silent film find would NOT have happened!  Once upon a time, a couple of us got together via tumblr and discovered that we had a shared interest - Buster Keaton. We got together and met in person. That simple post led to a life long friendship and a commitment to bring you all the undiscovered Buster info we could find! 

Here’s where it starts, folks.  Via tumblr, we found stuff.  You can too!!  Wanna know how?  Just ask!  BTW - I love all y'alls.  (I’m from Texas - and that’s how we say it).  –SB

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Howdy from a fellow Texan. So when will these new pics be available for viewing?

[odd-may]

It’s Buster Keaton’s birthday today everyone say happy birthday Buster Keaton

[busterkeatonsociety]

WIPWednesday - Buster Keaton in his absolute element, overseeing his finest work, “The General,” 1926.

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Scissors. An important part of silverware.

[bobbyhasstardust]

i dont read fanfiction often anymore but if you like buster keaton please go read RosalindBeatrice fanfic on AO3. ive read it TWICE already and i genuinely think its one of the best fanfics ive read....

[trainrideswithbuster]

I LOVE IT! Have read it a couple of times already. Wish she would write some more Buster fanfics.

[bl00dline]

I'm a fan of other classic comedians (Marx Bros, Chaplin, L&H), and wanted to start watching Buster Keaton. Do you have any suggestions where I should start with his works? Is there any order I should go in or something to expect?

Hello there anon, thanks for asking!

Generally with new silent film fans I recommend watching shorts first, but seeing as you’re already a fan of silents, you’re probably already used to having to pay more attention to what’s going on than you would with a modern film.

As for Buster’s movies, there really is no order you should watch them in. His earlier works with Roscoe Arbuckle, as well as Buster’s independent shorts, tend to be a lot more focused on pratfalls, etc. There are more “impossible gags”, things that could never happen in real life. Buster’s feature films have more of a focused plot and less “impossible gags”, but still maintaining a lot of the stunts and pratfalls. Really, the order doesn’t matter. If you want to start out by watching his more famous films, then I would suggest The General, Sherlock Jr, The Navigator, and The Cameraman. My personal favourites are Steamboat Bill Jr and Sherlock Jr, but I also really love his films with Roscoe Arbuckle.

I hope this helps! Good luck, and enjoy!

[nitrateglow]

Any order is fine with BK’s movies.

Good films to start with would be Our Hospitality, Sherlock Jr, The General, or Steamboat Bill Jr. I think these features are some of the strongest examples of Keaton’s filmmaking style.

[trainrideswithbuster]

As far as talkies, I would suggest not watching anything he made at MGM. Louis B Mayer killed his career. But if you love Buster like I do, you'll sit through them. Especially his first talkie, Free and Easy.

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[technicolor-times]

I want this photo tattooed on my ass 🫶🏽

[trainrideswithbuster]

Would you post a pic if you did? Just curious.

[friendlessghoul]

Buster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, Al St. John, and Alice Lake A Country Hero - 1917

[technicolor-times]

I would pay 16 trillion dollars to be this woman

[friendlessghoul]

Constance Talmadge, Natalie Talmadge, at the custody hearing of Natalie and Buster Keaton, Los Angeles.

[friendlessghoul]

Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante The Passionate Plumber (1932)

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@technicolor-times Especially when he's taking them off.

[citizenscreen]

Buster Keaton sitting in the living room of his bungalow at MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer) studios, with his two sons Bob and Joe and his father Joe Keaton. The bungalow, named 'Keaton's Kennel' was built for him as a dressing room (likely) around 1930.

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