Thursday, March 19, 2020
First Day Of Spring 2020
Yes, today is the first day of Spring. Hopefully Spring rains will bring lovely summer flowers.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
The Bell Boy
The Bell Boy was released on this day in 1918. Gosh, 102 years later we can still watch it. I think Buster and company would be amazed.
P.S. If you haven't seen it, enjoy our video for The Elk's Head Hotel; it acts as a trailer for The Bell Boy.
Friday, March 13, 2020
Friday The Thriteenth Again
Another Friday the 13th??!! Revisit our post from 9/13/19. Here is the link if you don't feel like scrolling back that far.
Monday, March 9, 2020
The Cook Trailer
Hey! We made it!! Here is our trailer for the 1918 short film The Cook. We are pleased to once again be part of Silent-ology's Buster Keaton Blogathon. A big "thank you" to Lea for continuing this annual event. So pop on over March 9th and 10th (or any time) to view other contributions. If you are new here, feel free to root around. There is a Youtube link on the right; enjoy our previous Buster tribute videos. Now without any further adieu...
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Buster Keaton Blogathon 2020
It's official. Silver17 has signed on for the 2020 Buster Keaton Blogathon hosted by Silent-ology once again. Here is a link to the details. Pop over and have a look at the roster. This year the blogathon will be held on March 9th and 10th.
Roscoe, Luke, and Buster in The Cook
Saturday, February 29, 2020
2-29-2020
How often do we write "February 29th?" Yeah-- seems about every four years. Happy Leap Day!!
BK in Seven Chances
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
In The Works: The Cook
Currently in the works is another mock trailer. This one will be promoting the 1918 Comique short film, The Cook.
The title character is played by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Buster Keaton is a waiter, and Al St. John is along as a, well, um, a general nuisance type to provide a bit of a storyline at the Bull Pup Restaurant. Alice Lake is the girl, and Luke the Dog is, you guessed it, the dog.
The Cook was thought to be lost for decades-- well, it was lost for decades. A damaged print was discovered in 1998; another print was found in 2002, and the two were combined to create the prints floating around today. I, for one, am awfully glad it was found. Fatty's dance and Buster's dance are worth the price of admission alone. The story is a loose remake of Arbuckle's 1916 short The Waiters' Ball which also starred Al St. John. Alice Lake and Kate Price co-starred. Alice crops up a lot in these movies, doesn't she?
A note of interest, this was Keaton's last film before serving in the U.S. Army during WWI. He would return to the Comique fold in 1919, and in Buster's own words he was "eager to get back to work"
In case anybody is paying attention out there, yes, we know we never put up our "Falling" video. That one is still in "the works." The video we are working on for The Cook is a little easier and so hope to get it finished in time to join Silent-ology's annual Buster Blogathon. Details on that coming soon.
From Motion Picture News, Oct. 19, 1918
The title character is played by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Buster Keaton is a waiter, and Al St. John is along as a, well, um, a general nuisance type to provide a bit of a storyline at the Bull Pup Restaurant. Alice Lake is the girl, and Luke the Dog is, you guessed it, the dog.
The Cook was thought to be lost for decades-- well, it was lost for decades. A damaged print was discovered in 1998; another print was found in 2002, and the two were combined to create the prints floating around today. I, for one, am awfully glad it was found. Fatty's dance and Buster's dance are worth the price of admission alone. The story is a loose remake of Arbuckle's 1916 short The Waiters' Ball which also starred Al St. John. Alice Lake and Kate Price co-starred. Alice crops up a lot in these movies, doesn't she?
In case anybody is paying attention out there, yes, we know we never put up our "Falling" video. That one is still in "the works." The video we are working on for The Cook is a little easier and so hope to get it finished in time to join Silent-ology's annual Buster Blogathon. Details on that coming soon.
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Baseball Season 2020
Yes, we are MLB fans around here so what does than have to do with the end of February? Spring training has started!! Here is a pic of one of baseball's greatest fans (and player!)...
Monday, February 17, 2020
Presidents Day 2020
It is Presidents Day here in the U.S. No photos of Mr. Keaton meeting a U.S. President that I am aware of so this will have to do.
Buster with the commissioner of baseball (and the first commissioner, no less), Kenesaw Moutain Landis and Mrs. Landis. Standing behind Buster is the VP of MGM, Bob Lynch. I couldn't find an exact date for this photo, either 1930 or '31.
I think baseball was more important to Buster than politics anyway! Have a nice day!
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Random Keaton Note #28
Have you ever heard of the 1930 film The March Of Time? Me neither. Have you ever seen the Buster Keaton clip from the 1931 film Wir schalten um auf Hollywood? That I have seen. Here is a Youtube link. What I didn't know is apparently what Buster filmed for the former film eventually found its way into the latter. The MGM film was to be a follow-up to The Hollywood Revue of 1929, but was shelved due to the decline in popularity of musicals. In addition to BK, some other notables to film sequences for this doomed project were Marie Dressler, Cliff Edwards, Ramon Novarro, and Bing Crosby. One interesting note, March was partially filmed in two-color Technicolor. Buster's scene, however, is in good ol' black and white.
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