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BUSTER KEATON: THE COMPLETE SHORT FILMS (1917-1923)
complete 4-disc boxset
Masters of Cinema Series # 30

DVD Release Date: November 20, 2006


Director: Buster Keaton

Description: Containing thirty-two films -- with a running time of over 740 minutes -- this collection documents Buster Keaton's short films between 1917-1923.

Capturing Keaton's first steps in front of a camera this box set charts his early association with ex-Keystone Kop Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle through to starring in, headlining, and directing his own box office smash hits. Using Chaplin's old Hollywood studios in 1920, Keaton's sophisticated technical inventiveness coupled with his haunted-yet-handsome 'Stone Face' persona, created a succession of the most timeless, classic comedy shorts ever realised. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the following films in a four-disc box set, with audio commentary by Joseph McBride on six of the films.


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CONTENTS
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DISC 1
1. The Butcher Boy (1917), 23:59
2. The Rough House (1917), 18:54
3. His Wedding Night (1917), 19:06
4. Oh, Doctor! (1917), 22:48
5. Coney Island (1917), 25:23
6. Out West (1918), 20:44
7. The Bell Boy (1918), 25:57
8. Moonshine (1918), 6:46

DISC 2
09. Good Night Nurse (1918), 20:22
10. The Cook (1918), 21:01
11. Backstage (1919), 21:16
12. The Hayseed (1919), 21:32
13. The Garage (1919), 21:55
14. The `High Sign` (finished 1920, released 1921), 20:59 *
15. One Week (1920), 22:18 *
16. Convict 13 (1920), 21:17 *

DISC 3
17. The Scarecrow (1920), 20:13
18. Neighbors (1920), 17:31
19. The Haunted House (1921), 23:46
20. Hard Luck (1921), 22:29
21. The Goat (1921), 22:54
22. The Playhouse (1921), 22:36 *
23. The Boat (1921), 27:01 *
24. The Paleface (1922), 22:41

DISC 4:
25. Cops (1922), 18:13 *
26. My Wife`s Relations (1922), 24:05
27. The Blacksmith (1922), 21:35
28. The Frozen North (1922), 16:59
29. Daydreams (1922), 22:27
30. The Electric House (1922), 22:31
31. The Balloonatic (1923), 23:53
32. The Love Nest (1923), 22:52
Extras: Buster Keaton party (audio recording, 1962), 23:51

* features audio commentary by Joseph McBride


Format: PAL (UK release)

DVD Size: 6.74 + 6.89 + 6.84 + 6.65 GB - Exact Untouched Copy

Time (total): 700 minutes

Color: Black and White

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 | Non-Anamorphic

Sound: silent (score)

Subtitles: English intetitltes


SPECIAL FEATURES:

# 32 films.
# Over 700 minutes running time plus extras.
# Specialist audio commentary on 6 films by Joseph McBride.
# Music accompaniment (a mixture of solo piano / full band arrangements) by Neil Brand, Brian Benison, and Gaylor Carter.


Studio: Eureka Entertainment Ltd.

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