Best Keaton

Steamboat Bill, Jr. is an American silent comedy film from 1928 starring Buster Keaton. The movie’s most notable scene involves a meticulously constructed house collapsing during a dramatic riverboat sequence. It's a significant example of early cinematic special effects and stunt work. The film app...

One Week showcases Buster Keaton's remarkable physical comedy skills in this 1920 American silent film. The narrative centers on a family whose new home unexpectedly collapses, leading to chaotic and inventive solutions. It’s notable for its innovative use of practical effects and Keaton’s masterful...

The Play House, released in 1921, is a significant silent comedy film featuring Buster Keaton. It’s notable for its innovative use of multiple exposure photography, depicting Keaton as every character within a theatrical production. This technique showcased remarkable visual storytelling and physica...

“The Goat” is a 1921 American silent film directed by Buster Keaton. The short utilizes a clever mistaken identity scenario involving a goat and a police chase, culminating in a memorable close-up of a wanted poster. It’s notable for Keaton's physical comedy timing and visual storytelling techniques...

“The Scarecrow” (1920) features silent film star Buster Keaton in an American comedy showcasing his remarkable physical dexterity. The short is celebrated for its complex set design and elaborate mechanical puzzles used within a single apartment. Keaton’s comedic timing and the film's innovative use...

The Boat is a 1921 silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton. It depicts a family’s ambitious but ultimately futile attempt to build and sail a small boat. The film showcases Keaton's innovative use of physical gags and real-world mechanics in creating a humorous narrative about engineering challeng...

The High Sign is a 1921 silent comedy short film written, directed by, and starring Buster Keaton. The narrative follows Keaton's character as he becomes entangled with a criminal organization, leading to an elaborate trick-house finale. The film is notable for its inventive set design and represent...

"Convict 13" is a 1920 two-reel silent comedy film co-directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The narrative centers on a young golfer who is mistaken for a convict and inadvertently becomes involved in a prison riot. The film exemplifies Keaton's trademark physical comedy and deadpan reactions, part...

The Electric House is a 1922 American silent comedy short co-directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The plot centers on a university graduate who is mistakenly hired to modernize a wealthy man's mansion with electricity. Keaton's character installs a series of absurd, malfunctioning automated devic...

Go West is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The feature film follows a character named Friendless who travels west and finds work on a cattle ranch, where he develops an unlikely bond with a cow named Brown Eyes. The film is distinguished by Keaton's charact...

Hard Luck is a 1921 two-reel comedy short film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The film showcases Keaton's trademark physical comedy and innovative stunt work, featuring a famous high-dive gag where his character attempts to dive into a swimming pool that has been drained of water. Originall...

The Haunted House is a 1921 American silent comedy short film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. In the film, Keaton plays a bank teller who is falsely accused of robbery and subsequently finds himself hiding in a house rigged with fake ghosts. The residence serves as a hideout for counterfeite...

Battling Butler is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The narrative follows Alfred Butler, a pampered and fragile heir who is sent into the wilderness to toughen up. While there, he is mistaken for a famous professional boxer who shares his surname. Keaton's c...

The Paleface is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. In this two-reel short, Keaton plays a man who is captured by a Native American tribe and faces execution until he is rescued and adopted into the tribe. The film features Keaton's characteristic physical come...

The Balloonatic is a 1923 American silent comedy short film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The narrative follows Keaton's character, who accidentally becomes untethered in a hot air balloon and crashes into a remote wilderness area. Once stranded, he must navigate outdoor survival and encou...

The Frozen North is a 1922 American two-reel silent comedy directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline, who also stars in the film. It is a direct parody of the Arctic melodramas popular at the time, specifically targeting the serious, morally rigid cowboy persona of silent film star William S. Ha...

Daydreams is a 1922 American silent comedy short film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The film follows Keaton's character as he moves from a small town to New York City to prove himself to his sweetheart through various failed business ventures. Known for its episodic structure, the film pre...

The Blacksmith is a 1922 American silent comedy short film starring Buster Keaton, who also co-directed with Malcolm St. Clair. The film is set in a blacksmith's shop where Keaton's character works, featuring physical comedy involving horses, automobiles, and forge equipment. The gags center on mech...

My Wife's Relations is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by, written by, and starring Buster Keaton. The plot centers on a misunderstanding at a police station that results in Keaton's character being involuntarily married to a large, domineering woman. He is subsequently forced to move in...

The Saphead is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Herbert Blaché and Winchell Smith. It is highly notable as Buster Keaton's first feature-length starring role, following his earlier work in short films with Roscoe Arbuckle. The film is an adaptation of a successful Broadway play and fea...

Spite Marriage is a 1929 American Buster Keaton feature co-directed with Edward Sedgwick, notable as one of Keaton's last silent features at MGM.