Film, when comedy was king, doughboys, buster keatons the general, starring buster keaton and marion mack. Railrodder 1965 gatt uraa random harvest 1942 range feud 1931 razors edge, the 1946. The film is a behindthescenes documentary shot while buster keatons film the railrodder 1965, was being produced. Buster keaton rides again 1965, john spotton the making of railrodder. After literally walking to canada from england, buster takes a crosscountry trip across canada on a railway motorcar speeder. Click here for current pricing outofprint synopsis. As the railrodder, keaton crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. Film complet the railrodderthe railrodder 1965 drame.
True to keatons genre, the film is full of sight gags as our protagonist puttputts his way to. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. Getting to the point of being able to put it up on the big screen has been kind of. The 1965 canadian film board documentary on the life life, times and films buster keaton generally and the making of the railrodder comedy film short they produced together blackwhite, 1965, 56 minutes, plus two bonus features.
Keaton lived during their canadian film assignment. Anyways i like a lot of older movies such as strangers on a train, north by northwest, planet of the apes, babes in toyland that came out in 1934 i also like disneys babes in toyland, earth vs. Buster keaton rides again this is your life the railrodder. The railrodder 1965 watch on fandor, imdb tv, and streaming. Reboots, sequels, and prequels are all the rage when it comes to entertainment these. The railrodder 1965 buster takes a crosscountry trip across canada. The latter film showcasing keatons trademark slapstick comedy follows an old mans tour across canada on a railroad handcart, past the splendor of the countrys most. There is a wonderful if slightly repetitious soundtrack, and sound effects, and its in color. In this film keaton rides across canada on a railway scooter and, between times, rests in a specially appointed passenger coach where he and mrs. Son of the sheik son of the sheik is claimed by the very same raymond rohauer now, his heir as discussed in some of the above posts. After literally walking to canada from england, buster takes a crosscountry trip. The railrodder 1965 full movie download full hd youtube. In 1965 the national film board of canada lured buster keaton north to star in the railrodder, gerald pottertons slapstick travelogue of canada as seen from the. This service does not allow download watch movies online, only offers details about films around the world text and poster for tv and internet users.
The great comic genius of the silent era still shines in these two programs. The 1965 documentary provides an absorbing portrait of keaton relaxing, telling yarns and plotting the next days action with considerable flair. Turner charlie 2 episodes, 19581965 the man who bought paradise tv movie 1965 mr. Buster keaton in the railrodder 1965 my favourite silent film star buster keaton plays a world traveller in this nfb government of canada short film. From director gerald potterton heavy metal, this short film starring buster keaton was one of the last films of keatons long career. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. True to keatons genre, the film is full of sight gags as our protagonist puttputts his way to british columbia. Buster keaton rides again by john spotton overdrive. Buster keaton rides again this is your life the railrodder dvd 8. The film was produced by the national film board of canada as a humorous sightseeing tour cross the country, but with the familiar buster keaton comic flair keaton plays the railrodder, an unnamed old man in london, england, who discovers a travel. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. This short film from director gerald potterton heavy metal stars buster keaton in one of the last films of his long career.
Rent buster keaton rides again the railrodder 1965 on. In the 1965 documentary buster keaton rides again, viewers get a rare chance to hear the silent film stars speaking voice, captured during the shooting of the railrodder. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Buster keaton convention announcements buster keaton fun. Author of keaton, the man who wouldnt lie down, my wonderful world of slapstick, buster keaton, railrodder. The railrodder is a 1965 short comedy film starring buster keaton in one of his final film roles. Binnie brennans reflections on buster keatons final silent movie will be followed by a screening of his first, the butcher boy 1917. Arriving from across the pond, the railrodder arrives on lawrencetown beach, nova scotia from where he embarks on the scenic route across canada by train well, sort of. The railrodder national film board of canada, 1965 i have enjoyed this great little short since i first stumbled across it on you tube. The railrodder is a 1965 short silent comedy film codirected by and starring buster keaton in one of his final roles as the eponymous railrodder. This film is about how buster keaton made a canadian travel film, the railrodder.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. The railrodder 1965 overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and. Its a comedy and travel movie with a better than average imdb audience. Did you know that buster keaton once made a film with the guy who directed heavy metal. Buster keaton rides again this is your life the railrodder dvd. This short film about a guy who hops on a little powered railroad car and travels across canada. In this informal study the comedian regales the film crew with. The railrodder, released in 1965, was a wonderful homecoming for keaton to the world he left behind that of the silents. As the railrodder he crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. Streaming online buster keaton rides againthe railrodder.
Its a great adventure story and kind of a modern take on silent film. The railrodder english version by gerald potterton nfb. In this short, after reading an newspaper advertisement in the london times about touring canada, an elderly englishman decides to do just that. The silent film the railrodder was produced in 1965 by the national film board of canada intended at depicting canada through a railroad journey of buster keaton. Not a word is spoken throughout, and keaton is as spry and. A screen short starring buster keaton, this is one of the last films of the comedians long career. Directed by gerald potterton, buster keaton, john spotton. In one of the last films of the comedians long career, buster keaton stars as a railrodder crossing canada from east to west on a railway track speeder.
The best movies of 1965 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. In one of the last films of the comedians long career, buster keaton stars as a railrodder crossing canada from east to west on a railway. When i say old movies i am thinking more like from the 1960s and before and maybe 1970s. Dolby mono buster keaton rides again the railrodder dvd 1965 dvd empire buster keaton rides again the railrodder on dvd 014381024029 from image ent directed by gerald potterton and john spotten.
The railrodder featuring buster keaton is streaming on fandor, and free on imdb tv. But it can always mean movies from the 80s and 90s and even from the year 2000. Full circle binnie brennan with the making of the railrodder, buster came full circle on his brilliant silent film career that had begun nearly fifty years earlier. Director gerald potterton, buster keaton, john spotton starring. Although it is a production documentary, the film is actually longer than the railrodder, which was only 24 minutes long. The railrodder is a 1965 short comedy film starring buster keaton in one of his final film roles, directed by gerald potterton and produced by the national film board of canada nfb. The railrodder the railroader 1965 rotten tomatoes. The film is a documentary about the filming of one of buster keatons movies. The railrodder 1965 posted on august 31, 2014 by lindsay korst in this national film board of canada production, buster keaton plays a proper englishman who, reads in his newspaper of an ad to visit canada, cue flashes of mounties, eskimos, logging, indians, stampeders, etc. A 25minute comedic travelogue of canada, the railrodder was also keatons final silent film, as the film contains no dialogue and all sound effects are overdubbed the backdrop to all of this is the canadian. A url to enter into any smart phone with maps to presentation locations, hotels, restaurants, and tourist locations.
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