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Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

1987-09-30 Documentary NR

A series about the life, career and works of the movie comedy genius.

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Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

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A series about the life, career and works of the movie comedy genius.

  • First Aired
    1987-09-30
  • Last Aired
    1987-10-14
  • Creator
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    3
  • Status
    Ended
  • Language
    English
  • Network
    ITV1, Channel 4
Keywords:
movie business comedian biography silent film

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  • Season 1
Episode One

1. Episode One

Covering Keaton's early years - from being a child performer in vaudeville to the creation of his mast...More
Covering Keaton's early years - from being a child performer in vaudeville to the creation of his masterpiece, The Navigator, in 1924.Less
53mins 1987-09-30
Episode Two

2. Episode Two

Keaton's finest film, The General, also cost him his creative freedom. It would be thirty years before...More
Keaton's finest film, The General, also cost him his creative freedom. It would be thirty years before his genius was properly recognized.Less
53mins 1987-10-07
Episode Three

3. Episode Three

The great Keaton revival began in 1949 with a tribute in Life Magazine to the silent comics. By the ti...More
The great Keaton revival began in 1949 with a tribute in Life Magazine to the silent comics. By the time Keaton died in 1966 he had been acclaimed as one of the giants of the cinema.Less
52mins 1987-10-14

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Cast

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton
Self (archive footage)
Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay Anderson
Self - Narrator (voice)
Eleanor Keaton

Eleanor Keaton
Self
James Karen

James Karen
William Collier Jr.

William Collier Jr.
Viola Dana

Viola Dana
Marion Mack

Marion Mack
Charles Lamont

Charles Lamont
Self
William R. Cox

William R. Cox
Loyal T. Lucas

Loyal T. Lucas
Self
Dean Riesner

Dean Riesner

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