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| − | + | The High Sign is a silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton, released in 1921. | |
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| + | === Plot === | ||
| + | The film opens with Keaton finding an ad in a comically enormous newspaper about a job opportunity being a sharpshooter. | ||
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| + | === Cast === | ||
| + | Buster Keaton - Our Hero | ||
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| + | Bartine Burkett - Miss Nickelnurser | ||
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| + | Ingram B. Pickett - Tiny Tim | ||
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| + | Charles Dorety - Gang Member | ||
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| + | Al St. John - Man in target practice. | ||
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| + | === Production === | ||
| + | The High Sign marked Keaton's solo directorial debut. Although his co-star, Bartine Burkett, remembers him as being thoroughly amused by the work he was doing, ruining shots with his laughter, Keaton ended up unsatisfied with the film. When Keaton wanted the film shelved, Lou Anger insisted that audiences should be able to view it. After witnessing which bits fell flat in front of the audience, the team re-shot certain parts to make the comedy more "human." | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 22 September 2022
The High Sign is a silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton, released in 1921.
Plot
The film opens with Keaton finding an ad in a comically enormous newspaper about a job opportunity being a sharpshooter.
Cast
Buster Keaton - Our Hero
Bartine Burkett - Miss Nickelnurser
Ingram B. Pickett - Tiny Tim
Charles Dorety - Gang Member
Al St. John - Man in target practice.
Production
The High Sign marked Keaton's solo directorial debut. Although his co-star, Bartine Burkett, remembers him as being thoroughly amused by the work he was doing, ruining shots with his laughter, Keaton ended up unsatisfied with the film. When Keaton wanted the film shelved, Lou Anger insisted that audiences should be able to view it. After witnessing which bits fell flat in front of the audience, the team re-shot certain parts to make the comedy more "human."
