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30/10/1965 Documentary 0h 55m
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Overview

In the fall of 1964, just over a year before his death, Buster Keaton traveled to Canada to make The Railrodder, a short subject that now enjoys a small cult following. Documenting this mobile production in fascinating and unexpected detail, Buster Keaton Rides Again offers a rare glimpse of the comedy legend’s temperament, philosophies, hobbies, marriage (his third), and the occasionally combative creative process behind the scenes. An intimate look at one of cinema’s most enduring legends.

  1. John Spotton

    Director

  2. Donald Brittain

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Buster Keaton

    Self

  2. Eleanor Keaton

    Self

  3. Gerald Potterton

    Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'

  4. Michael Kane

    Narrator

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-03-14
Did you know that it was actually the legendary "Fatty" Arbuckle who gave Keaton his first break in cinema? That was when he was an extra on some "Keystone Cops" sketches and the star saw potential in this former Vaudeville artist. This documentary itself doesn't so much offer us a career retrospective, but follows the man as he looks rather fish-out-of-water like making the Canadian film "The Railrodder" (1965). It's here that he attempts to rekindle some of the magic that he so successfully brought to silent cinema in the 1920s with the likes of "Sherlock Jr" (1924) and, of course, "The Gene...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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