Buster Keaton - Guest on Ed Wynn Show

An appearance by silent movie star Buster Keaton on the Ed Wynn Show. This is believed to be from December, 1949.

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[shoeboy59]

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.

[hwy61media]

@shoeboy59 I too am astonished that Keaton took that fall. Thanks for commenting.

[DivineSinners]

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.

[hwy61media]

@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!

[DivineSinners]

@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!

[hwy61media]

@DivineSinners Yes! That's it. Thanks for the link guys!

[bibi5027]

@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

[v4scolizzata]

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!

[MrAceman441]

That was funny

[shoeboy59]

@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.

[Kailoa36]

@shoeboy59 He was still taken that particular fall a year or so before he died in 1966 at age 70. Truly amazing performer.

[CrankyBadger]

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.

[TheBookWorm1718]

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]

@hwy61media Well, at least it got his hat off. LOL!

[jlchrls]

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.

[nizzle1931]

Thank you for sharing this treasure!