I absolutely love Buster. He was a great comedian and a beautiful person. Thanks a lot for sharing this, really. It's pure gold. :) God bless you Buster!
I can't remember where I go this little tidbit, but the fall is even more amazing than it appears. Keaton had never done that before. Putting both legs on the counter was completely improvised. On live television, no less.
These are two of the funniest men in the history of the world, you gotta love them! Buster was terrific! Oh and I LOVED the 'don't start that again' bit!
Buster was a master of the prat fall, no matter which movie it was and his ability to make it look soooo easy. How many of us could lift one leg onto a counter and then just as easily put the other there too! What a genius!
I have always love Ed Wynn, probably one of the most sympathetic characters I can think of.
Brilliant. A should-be classic mash-up of silent film and television. Keaton is amazing. Wynn is good, too, if a bit hammy. And the cartoon/expressionistic set -- perfect. Finally, I'm flat out astonished Keaton still had the agility to take the fall that he takes at about the 7:23 mark.
@Kailoa36 I recently watched "Buster Keaton Rides Again"which you can find on the National Film Board of Canada's website, which is a documentary on Buster Keaton's 1965 film "The Railrodder", done for the Canadian Tourism Board. Really wonderful insight into his ageless working technique.
This was Buster's first TV appearance, originally aired live on the West Coast on December 8, 1949. However, there were no "coast-to-coast" telecasts at that time; the coaxial cable that enabled simultaneous transmissions from one coast to another wasn't completed until September 1951. In order for East Coast audiences to see this performance, CBS had the show "kinnied" and sent to its East Coast affiliates two weeks after the original broadcast; this aired in New York on December 22, 1949.
Keaton was such a great artist. The only two comic acts I rate as highly as Buster Keaton are the Marx Brothers and Laurel & Hardy.
Regarding Buster Keaton - I always felt that the scene in THE GENERAL where Buster is sitting on the train's side-rod slowly going up and down after he's just been rejected by his loved one is one of the most moving shots in film history.
@DivineSinners Keaton was incredible! There is a shot of him from another film in which he is riding on the cattle guard of a train and the train zooms in for a close up. If I can find it again, I'll have to post it. Thanks guys!
this is so wonderful. what great comedy actors the both of them. does anyone know what movie they are referring to about Mary in the cabin? thanks for posting...
This is just wonderful. 1949...Golden era,how I wish I lived during this time, get to meet Lucy,she must be somewhere around there. Buster Keaton is just Classic,he's cute and soo funny. Just GREAT!! Thanks Michael.
Did you notice that pratt fall he did when he had one leg up on the counter and then raised up the second? I know he was a professional but that had to hurt!
I absolutely love Buster. He was a great comedian and a beautiful person. Thanks a lot for sharing this, really. It's pure gold. :) God bless you Buster!
v4scolizzata 5 months ago
@v4scolizzata I agree,I am 36 and adore him ,he was not just funny as hell,but hot as hell too,pure beauty and those eyes
bibi5027 2 months ago
That was funny
MrAceman441 9 months ago
I can't remember where I go this little tidbit, but the fall is even more amazing than it appears. Keaton had never done that before. Putting both legs on the counter was completely improvised. On live television, no less.
Not bad for a fifty year old guy.
CrankyBadger 1 year ago
These are two of the funniest men in the history of the world, you gotta love them! Buster was terrific! Oh and I LOVED the 'don't start that again' bit!
TheBookWorm1718 1 year ago
Buster was a master of the prat fall, no matter which movie it was and his ability to make it look soooo easy. How many of us could lift one leg onto a counter and then just as easily put the other there too! What a genius!
I have always love Ed Wynn, probably one of the most sympathetic characters I can think of.
jlchrls 1 year ago
Thank you for sharing this treasure!
nizzle1931 1 year ago
Brilliant. A should-be classic mash-up of silent film and television. Keaton is amazing. Wynn is good, too, if a bit hammy. And the cartoon/expressionistic set -- perfect. Finally, I'm flat out astonished Keaton still had the agility to take the fall that he takes at about the 7:23 mark.
shoeboy59 1 year ago 7
@shoeboy59 I too am astonished that Keaton took that fall. Thanks for commenting.
hwy61media 1 year ago
@hwy61media Well, at least it got his hat off. LOL!
TheBookWorm1718 1 year ago
@shoeboy59 He was still taken that particular fall a year or so before he died in 1966 at age 70. Truly amazing performer.
Kailoa36 11 months ago
@Kailoa36 I recently watched "Buster Keaton Rides Again"which you can find on the National Film Board of Canada's website, which is a documentary on Buster Keaton's 1965 film "The Railrodder", done for the Canadian Tourism Board. Really wonderful insight into his ageless working technique.
shoeboy59 11 months ago
This was Buster's first TV appearance, originally aired live on the West Coast on December 8, 1949. However, there were no "coast-to-coast" telecasts at that time; the coaxial cable that enabled simultaneous transmissions from one coast to another wasn't completed until September 1951. In order for East Coast audiences to see this performance, CBS had the show "kinnied" and sent to its East Coast affiliates two weeks after the original broadcast; this aired in New York on December 22, 1949.
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
Keaton was such a great artist. The only two comic acts I rate as highly as Buster Keaton are the Marx Brothers and Laurel & Hardy.
Regarding Buster Keaton - I always felt that the scene in THE GENERAL where Buster is sitting on the train's side-rod slowly going up and down after he's just been rejected by his loved one is one of the most moving shots in film history.
DivineSinners 1 year ago 4
@DivineSinners Keaton was incredible! There is a shot of him from another film in which he is riding on the cattle guard of a train and the train zooms in for a close up. If I can find it again, I'll have to post it. Thanks guys!
hwy61media 1 year ago
@hwy61media
Regarding the shot of Keaton on the train which zooms towards the camera - I simply love that as well! It's from his short film The Goat (1921).
Needless to say, another famous Buster moment is in Steamboat Billy Jr when the building front falls on him and Buster goes through the window.
GENIUS!
DivineSinners 1 year ago 2
@DivineSinners Yes! That's it. Thanks for the link guys!
hwy61media 1 year ago
He still had it!
ubermom 1 year ago
@ubermom He sure did!
hwy61media 1 year ago
I have seen Busters debut in "The Butcher Boy" from 1917 but this was also great!!! Thank you for posting this!
TheDutchGentleman 2 years ago
You're welcome. Thank you for commenting!
hwy61media 2 years ago
this is so wonderful. what great comedy actors the both of them. does anyone know what movie they are referring to about Mary in the cabin? thanks for posting...
tay66 2 years ago
You're welcome!
hwy61media 2 years ago
This is just wonderful. 1949...Golden era,how I wish I lived during this time, get to meet Lucy,she must be somewhere around there. Buster Keaton is just Classic,he's cute and soo funny. Just GREAT!! Thanks Michael.
AfsAnehAfairytale 2 years ago
Buster is hilarious. It certainly was a golden era!
hwy61media 2 years ago
Did you notice that pratt fall he did when he had one leg up on the counter and then raised up the second? I know he was a professional but that had to hurt!
He was a magnificent talent.
hwy61media 2 years ago
Gracias, adoro a Buster Keaton. El vídeo me ha encantado. :)
Gerenchunfan 2 years ago
You're welcome, I'm glad you liked it. The world loves Buster Keaton!
hwy61media 2 years ago
This, plus a Life magazine article and a nice part in a Judy Garland movie, really got the ball rolling for Keaton again.Oh,and the French.
antoniod 2 years ago
Yes, from what I've read he did have something of a bumpy career. Thanks for commenting.
hwy61media 2 years ago
awesome!
somebigjerk 2 years ago
Thank you. He was just incredible.
hwy61media 2 years ago
That was marvelous. Thanks for uploading.
deadlyshoesalesman 2 years ago
Your welcome. Some sticky business there. LOL
hwy61media 2 years ago