Buster Keaton

STEAMBOAT BILL is William Canfield (Ernest Torrence), the larger-than-life owner of the stern-wheeler 'Stonewall Jackson' which he has operated successfully for many years with his first (and only) mate played by Tom Lewis. Almost all of the town is owned...

Steamboat Bill Jr (1928)

Charles F. Reisner

Marion Byron,Ernest Torrence,Tom McGuire,Tom Lewis,Buster Keaton

Romantic Comedy,Romance,Comedy

Coming hard on the heels of Keaton's comic masterpiece, The General, this was a relaxing romp in both setting and approach after the exacting precision of the American Civil War comic-drama. It was very typical Keaton material and a fine comedy, but did n...

College (1927)

James W Horne

Sam Crawford,Florence Turner,Harold Goodwin,Edwards Snitz,Carl Harbaugh,Anne Cornwall,Flora Bramley,Buster Keaton

General Comedy,Comedy

Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, an ageing silent film queen, and William Holden as the struggling writer who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in Billy Wilder's immortal Sunset Boulevard. Winner of th...

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Billy Wilder

William Holden,Fred Clark,Lloyd Gough,Buster Keaton,Nancy Olson,Erich Von Stroheim,Gloria Swanson,Anna Q Nilsson,Hedda Hopper,Jack Warden

General Drama,Period Drama,Drama

Charles Chaplin's Limelight is a glimmering homage to what was, a proud look at a bygone entertainment era and a bittersweet tale of an artist passing the torch to a new generation. Chaplin portrays Calvero (the "tramp comedian" per an old t...

Limelight (1952)

Charles Chaplin

Buster Keaton,Nigel Bruce,Charles Chaplin,Sydney Chaplin,Claire Bloom

Period Drama,General Drama,General Comedy,Drama,Comedy

Something appealing. Something appalling. Something for everyone...a comedy tonight! "One of the hottest burlesque shows that ever his Broadway' (Times) comes to the screen showcasing the enormous talents of Tony Award winner Zero Mostel, Phil...

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1966)

Richard Lester

Buster Keaton,Phil Silvers,Jack Gilford,Zero Mostel,Annette Andre,Michael Hordern,Michael Crawford

Musical,General Comedy,Comedy

The heroes of silent cinema were the clowns. Stars such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy and Fatty Arbuckle made their mark in side-splitting, laugh-out-loud films that defined comedy for decades to come. When Comedy Was King gives you th...

When Comedy Was King ()

Stan Laurel,Fatty Arbuckle,Charles Chaplin,Oliver Hardy,Buster Keaton

Documentary,General Documentary,General Comedy,Comedy

The plot centres around the youthful Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton), a brave little Southern engineer on the Western & Atlantic Rail Road running through Georgia. The Civil War is declared and Johnny tries to enlist but is told that he is more valuable a...

The General (1927)

Clyde Bruckman,Buster Keaton

Glen Cavender,Marion Mack,Frederick Vroom,Joseph Keaton,Jim Farley,Buster Keaton

General Comedy,Comedy

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and a timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it. Lies between the pit of man's fear...

The Twilight Zone - Season 03 (1961)

John Brahm,Robert Stevens,Allen Reisner,Robert Parrish

Robert Redford,Bill Mumy,Buster Keaton,Elizabeth Montgomery,Rod Serling,Charles Bronson

TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Television

As dux of his school, Ronald must give a valedictory speech on "The Curse of Athletics". But this alienates the beautiful Mary - the woman of his dreams - driving her into the arms of sporty rival Jeff. Bookish Ronald must now head to college to...

College (1927)

James W Horne

Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Florence Turner, Flora Bramley

Comedy, Spoof, Sports Comedy

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fear...

The Twilight Zone - Season 04 (1963)

Robert Parrish, John Brahm, Robert Stevens, Allen Reisner

Bill Mumy, Buster Keaton, Rod Serling, Elizabeth Montgomery, Charles Bronson, Robert Redford

Television, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy