The physical comedy is well above the standard, and often quite inventive. The calm animal with the big eyes really seems to be in love with him.
Taking a page from Aesop, Friendless and Brown Eyes become inseparable after he removes a stone from her hoof. Almost all of the humor is character-oriented. Unlike his other shows from 1924-1925, it features little tinkering with cinematic concepts and no outrageous stuntwork. Unaided, he and Brown Eyes must prevent a stampede and move the herd across town to the stockyards. He’s the only man aboard when the cattle cars roll into the Los Angeles rail yard. Friendless accompanies his bovine friend in the cattle car, and defends the train from outlaw rustlers. The rancher decides to rush all of his livestock to market, Brown Eyes included. Although he catches the eye of the cute rancher’s daughter (Kathleen Myers) Friendless’s path to romance is not at all assured. Friendless in turn rigs Brown Eyes with a pair of deer antlers, so she can ward off her pushy sisters in the dusty herd. He’s ill-equipped for ranch work but forms a fast bond with Brown Eyes, a cow that saves him from an angry bull. Dispossessed and cheated out of his belongings, Friendless hops a freight to the wide-open West. When he tries to pat one, the animal just walks away. In Go West Keaton partially abandons his own rule: the face remains as calm as ever but some situations make a direct plea for the audience’s sympathy, as might Charlie Chaplin.Įven dogs prefer not to associate with the pathetic loser ‘Friendless’ (Buster). No matter how hectic becomes the action around Buster, he weathers the storm with much the same neutral expression. Schenckīuster Keaton was never really a ‘Great Stone Face,’ but he did sculpt his screen persona into a blank slate onto which each viewer could project his or her feelings. Written by Buster Keaton, Raymond Cannon, Lex Neal Original Music: Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra Joe Keaton.Ĭinematography: Bert Haines, Elgin Lessley Starring: Buster Keaton, Kathleen Myers, Brown Eyes, Howard Truesdale, Ray Thompson, Roscoe Arbuckle. The second film doesn’t bear his directorial credit, but that’s just a technicality - it’s as much Buster’s work as any of his classics. Buster is in fine form, playing with droll sentiment and athletic hero-story clichés. This Volume 4 box contains Go West and College.
Keaton’s group of comedy collaborators and technical engineers began to break up. They were followed by much more conventional, ‘safer’ projects. Keaton’s gag-oriented, almost surreal Seven Chances was not a big success either. It proved to be the last film over which Keaton would exercise complete control. Although it seems hard to believe now, Buster Keaton’s The General wasn’t reviewed well upon its release and wasn’t a big moneymaker.
#BUSTER KEATON MOVIES ICE SERIES#
Most collectors already own some of the great Kino Lorber releases from previous editions Cohen’s press releases stress new 4k transfers.Īs a series Buster Keaton’s films tell the story of an artist who came under commercial pressure to abandon his unique, individualistic talent. The collection is in the hands of Cohen Media now, which has been releasing them all in restored editions, polished and optimized in Italy. The collector and distributor Raymond Rohauer ended up with the ownership of all of Buster Keaton’s films, which was a good thing in the long run because Buster himself might have let them crumble into dust. With music scores by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Score Orchestra and Rodney Sauer the disc extra is a rare audio talk by Buster himself.
Cohen’s Buster Keaton Collection series is up to Volume 4, with both shows featuring Italian restorations. Buster befriends a cow ( ! ) in Go West and conquers several sports in College. More Keaton is always a good thing - fans of The General and The Cameraman will find plenty to enjoy in these two classics.
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