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Buster Keaton: Silent Comedy Classics - Volume 1

This collection of four classic Buster Keaton shorts includes: "Convict 13" (1920) - Buster is out playing golf when he gets knocked unconscious by a flying ball. Whilst he is out cold, an escaped convict steals his clothes, so when Buster awakes he finds himself on the way to prison, where he is to be hanged the following day. "The High Sign" (1921) - Thrown off a train near an amusement park, Buster gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob. Ordered to kill a businessman, Buster ends up protecting the man and his daughter. "Daydreams" (1922) - In order to impress the father of a girl he is keen on, Buster goes to the city in search of work. In his letters home he writes of his various jobs which her imagination expands into much better ones; she thinks he's a surgeon when he is a vet's assistant and he is clearing up on Wall Street when he's a janitor. "The Balloonatic" (1923) - Buster and Phyllis try to outdo each other with their survival skills on a number of outdoor pursuits.

Year: 1920
Genre: Comedy, Classic Comedy, Classic Cinema
Country: USA
Starring: Buster Keaton
Duration: 75 Minutes
Rating: G
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Location in store: Classic Slapstick

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