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This Day in Buster…April 24, 1921

The Salina Daily Union is excited by Buster Keaton’s first independent short film, “One Week” describing it as a “cloud destroyer.” The paper adds that “‘One Week’ is something like ‘Three Weeks’ (the 1907 erotic novel) with reverse English.”

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Here's another pic of the party :)

Society note: Mr. Buster Keaton gave a small afternoon tea at the Hotel Ambassador in Los Angeles recently in honor of Miss Brown Eyes, the cow who has a leading part in his new picture, "Go West." Delightful refreshments consisting of hay, dog biscuits and crackers were served. Among those present were Peter the Great and Cameo, two dog stars: Jimmy, a monkey actor, and Polly.

-Photoplay 1925

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#WIPWednesday Sybil Seely doesn’t seem to be too impressed with Buster Keaton’s state-of-the-art installation of their piano.  She’s more concerned about the state-of-the-floor.

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No cheap gags here!

The Cost of a Laugh -Motion Picture Magazine, 1918

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This Day in Buster…April 23, 1917 

A supposed chance meeting with Roscoe Arbuckle led to an invitation to his studio & after exploring the ins & outs of a movie camera, Buster began his fantastic film career.  “The Butcher Boy,” Buster Keaton’s film debut, is released.

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Why I Can't Laugh- Wherein Buster Keaton explains the dilemma of comedians Screen Mirror, June 1930

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Malibu Tournament Modern Screen, December 1931

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#TalkieTuesday Howard Hawks on Buster Keaton, part of the late Peter Bogdanovich’s “One Handshake Away” podcast - thanks to Karen Katz for pointing us in that direction!

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This Day in Buster…April 22, 1929

The headline in the Washington Daily News reads: “Buster Keaton, With New Leading Lady, Scores Again.”  An unintentional double entendre perhaps - Buster & Dorothy Sebastian had a long-standing affair which began when filming “Spite Marriage.”

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#MovieMonday Buster Keaton had a devil of a time getting those steers to chase him, but he did indeed steer them into a chase in “Go West,” 1925 - a simple tale of a boy & his cow.

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A group taken at Natalie's wedding. Left to right--Joseph M. Schenck, Norma Talmadge (his wife), Buster Keaton, and Natalie Talmadge; Mrs. Talmadge (mother), and Constance Talmadge.

-The Sunday Post, January 8, 1922

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This Day in Buster…April 21, 1928

The Herald prints this ad for “College” - we’re not sure if they were giving instructions on how to laugh or if the copy editor dictated it whilst watching the movie ;)

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Love all...

Hollywood Stages A Real Lawn Tennis Tournament

-The Bystander, December 2, 1931

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#SundaySales It’s back in stock! “The Day Buster Smiled” - an entertaining account of Buster Keaton’s time filming “The General” in Cottage Grove. busterstuff.com/product/the-day-buster-smiled/213

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This Day in Buster…April 20, 1957 

"The Buster Keaton Story,” a biopic with a passing resemblance to Buster Keaton’s life, is released.  The cheque Buster took home for the rights to his story & as advisor on set, paid for a ranch in Woodland Hills, where he lived out the rest of his days with wife, Eleanor.

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Those two...

and that dress!

Anita Page and Buster Keaton go in for a little love on the gym set of Buster's new picture, "Sidewalks of New York."

-The Picturegoer Weekly, August 22, 1931

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#SaturdayCaptions Caption this illuminating moment - Buster Keaton & wife Eleanor at the Berlin Film Ball in 1962.

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