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Classic Films

Crowman2009

(2,494 posts) Fri Mar 24, 2017, 10:15 PM Mar 2017

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April 23rd will be the 100th anniversary of Buster Keaton's screen debut.

Here's his first short known as "The Butcher Boy" (1917). ENJOY!:

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April 23rd will be the 100th anniversary of Buster Keaton's screen debut. (Original Post) Crowman2009 Mar 2017 OP

I love Keaton. CBHagman Mar 2017 #1

He's the pioneer of modern hollywood movie stuntwork. Crowman2009 Mar 2017 #2

CBHagman

(16,984 posts)

1. I love Keaton.

Reply to Crowman2009 (Original post)

Sun Mar 26, 2017, 11:39 AM

Mar 2017

Sometimes I wonder how well-known he is these days.

Crowman2009

(2,494 posts)

2. He's the pioneer of modern hollywood movie stuntwork.

Reply to CBHagman (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 27, 2017, 05:46 PM

Mar 2017

Of course the movie studios threw stuntwork and special effect aside when sound-on-film came about.

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