I have mentioned The Cameraman many times in the past, usually referring to it as the “last great Buster Keaton film”. I have since come to feel that his next film, Spite Marriage is a classic in its own right, but The Cameraman, the first film Keaton made for MGM, remains the last feature […]
Viewed February 18, 2006
The Finishing Touch is an early entry in the Laurel & Hardy pairing and sets the stage for many more “working man” comedies to follow.
The premise is a simple one: Stan and Oliver are hired to finish the construction of a house. The pressures of finishing quickly, combined with the need […]
Viewed January 29, 2006
Watching the (so far) mostly disappointing Roscoe Arbuckle / Buster Keaton shorts put me in the mind to see something with a bit more substance. The only Keaton feature that I owned, but had not seen, was his final film before going to work for MGM, Steamboat Bill, Jr., so I […]