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Buster Keaton is at the peak of his slapstick powers in The Cameraman—the first film that the silent-screen legend made after signing with MGM, and his last great masterpiece. The final work over which he maintained creative control, this clever farce is the culmination of an extraordinary, decade-long run that produced some of the most innovative and enduring comedies of all time. Keaton plays a hapless newsreel cameraman desperate to impress both his new employer and his winsome office crush as he zigzags up and down Manhattan hustling for a scoop. Along the way, he goes for a swim (and winds up soaked), becomes embroiled in a Chinatown Tong War, and teams up with a memorable monkey sidekick (the famous Josephine). The marvelously inventive film-within-a-film setup allows Keaton’s imagination to run wild, yielding both sly insights into the travails of moviemaking and an emotional payoff of disarming poignancy. (Criterion)
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Buster Keaton
USA
Best movies:
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Edward Brophy
USA
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The Cameraman (1928)
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Marceline Day
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The Cameraman (1928)
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Richard Alexander
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Ray Cooke
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The Cameraman (1928)
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William Irving
German Empire
Best movies:
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The Cameraman (1928)
Bert Moorhouse
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Sidney Bracey
Australia
Best movies:
Sunrise (1927)
The Cameraman (1928)
Freaks (1932)
Harold Goodwin
USA
Best movies:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
The Cameraman (1928)
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Harry Keaton
USA
Best movies:
The Cameraman (1928)
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Vernon Dent
USA
Best movies:
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The Cameraman (1928)
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Gertrude Ederle (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Cameraman (1928) - a.f.