This film is about how buster keaton made a canadian travel film, the railrodder. Buster keaton rides again this is your life the railrodder dvd 8. Its a comedy and travel movie with a better than average imdb audience. Buster keaton convention announcements buster keaton fun. Getting to the point of being able to put it up on the big screen has been kind of. Buster keaton rides again this is your life the railrodder. 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. 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.
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. Turner charlie 2 episodes, 19581965 the man who bought paradise tv movie 1965 mr. Although it is a production documentary, the film is actually longer than the railrodder, which was only 24 minutes long. Film, when comedy was king, doughboys, buster keatons the general, starring buster keaton and marion mack. The railrodder 1965 overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and. The railrodder english version by gerald potterton nfb. When i say old movies i am thinking more like from the 1960s and before and maybe 1970s. The railrodder 1965 buster takes a crosscountry trip across canada.
The railrodder, released in 1965, was a wonderful homecoming for keaton to the world he left behind that of the silents. 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. True to keatons genre, the film is full of sight gags as our protagonist puttputts his way to british columbia. Did you know that buster keaton once made a film with the guy who directed heavy metal.
To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. 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. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. 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. Rent buster keaton rides again the railrodder 1965 on. This short film from director gerald potterton heavy metal stars buster keaton in one of the last films of his long career.
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 railrodder 1965 full movie download full hd youtube. 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. True to keatons genre, the film is full of sight gags as our protagonist puttputts his way to. Buster keaton rides again 1965, john spotton the making of railrodder. The railrodder 1965 watch on fandor, imdb tv, and streaming. Click the location icon and a map loads on your phone to take you to the locations. A screen short starring buster keaton, this is one of the last films of the comedians long career. But it can always mean movies from the 80s and 90s and even from the year 2000. Buster keaton rides again by john spotton overdrive.
The film is a documentary about the filming of one of buster keatons movies. A url to enter into any smart phone with maps to presentation locations, hotels, restaurants, and tourist locations. 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. Keaton lived during their canadian film assignment. 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. 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.
After literally walking to canada from england, buster takes a crosscountry trip. 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. As the railrodder, keaton crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. 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. Its a great adventure story and kind of a modern take on silent film. After literally walking to canada from england, buster takes a crosscountry trip across canada on a railway motorcar speeder. The railrodder short 1965 the man beach blanket bingo 1965 buster the donna reed show tv series 19581965 mr. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The railrodder national film board of canada, 1965 i have enjoyed this great little short since i first stumbled across it on you tube. This short film about a guy who hops on a little powered railroad car and travels across canada. Author of keaton, the man who wouldnt lie down, my wonderful world of slapstick, buster keaton, railrodder.
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. The film is a behindthescenes documentary shot while buster keatons film the railrodder 1965, was being produced. Not a word is spoken throughout, and keaton is as spry and. The great comic genius of the silent era still shines in these two programs. Reboots, sequels, and prequels are all the rage when it comes to entertainment these. The best movies of 1965 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. In this short, after reading an newspaper advertisement in the london times about touring canada, an elderly englishman decides to do just that. The 1965 documentary provides an absorbing portrait of keaton relaxing, telling yarns and plotting the next days action with considerable flair. As the railrodder he crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. Buster keaton rides again is a 55minute 1965 documentary film directed by john spotton and narrated by michael kane. 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. Director gerald potterton, buster keaton, john spotton starring.
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. 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. Buster keaton rides again this is your life the railrodder dvd. The railrodder the railroader 1965 rotten tomatoes. From director gerald potterton heavy metal, this short film starring buster keaton was one of the last films of keatons long career. Film complet the railrodderthe railrodder 1965 drame. 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. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. The railrodder featuring buster keaton is streaming on fandor, and free on imdb tv. 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. In a comedic portrayal of an englishmen reading about canada he then walks across the atlantic ocean to board a train which takes him from east to west. Directed by gerald potterton, buster keaton, john spotton. Click here for current pricing outofprint synopsis. 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.
Binnie brennans reflections on buster keatons final silent movie will be followed by a screening of his first, the butcher boy 1917. There is a wonderful if slightly repetitious soundtrack, and sound effects, and its in color. 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. In this informal study the comedian regales the film crew with. The railrodder is a 1965 short comedy film starring buster keaton in one of his final film roles.
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