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Thursday, January 4, 2024

The Cameraman- A 1928 Silent Film Directed by Buster Keaton and Edward Sedgwick- 1 Hour 15 Minutes


 Available on YouTube 



Buster Keaton Films I have posted upon

The Navigator- 1927 - 

The General - 1924

Our Hospitality- 1926

Sherlock, Jr. - 1925

The Cameraman- 1928

Keaton plays a hapless photographer named Buster who falls head-over-heels for Sally, a secretary at the MGM newsreel department. To impress her, he ditches his still photography and tries to become a newsreel cameraman. But let's just say he's not exactly a natural... 

Hilarity ensues as Buster stumbles (literally and figuratively) through a series of mishaps:

He can't seem to operate the bulky newsreel camera without getting tangled in its cords or tripod.

He chases after sensational stories, like a Chinatown gang war, but always manages to miss the action or film the wrong thing.

He even ends up accidentally saving Sally from drowning, only to have another cameraman take credit for the heroic act.

But through it all, Buster's determination and unwavering optimism never falter. He eventually wins Sally's heart, not with his filmmaking skills, but with his genuine kindness and perseverance.



It was Keaton's first film with MGM, and he had a lot of creative control over the project.

The film was shot on location in New York City, which was unusual for silent comedies at the time.

The monkey who plays Buster's sidekick, Josephine, was actually a trained vaudeville performer.


A truly delightful movie, great stunts, charming romantic comedy,a stab at pompous early film directors 

1 comment:

  1. Awww, this sounds charming. And I think I'd like to watch an early film set in NYC!

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