691. The Cameraman (1928)

*The Warlock opens the door to his lair. He’s wearing a black leather jacket, a WWE Bloodline t-shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers and gargoyle shades. He’s holding a Mega Pint of Dr. Pepper*

W: Welcome to my lair…welcome I don’t think so, but enter. Enter my lair if you dare. I’m your host The Warlock.

*Warlock shoots a lightning bolt then walks inside*

W: Welcome back to Public Domain Week here at Warlock’s Movie Realm. Next up is the shortest of all the movies at just 74 minutes long. What movie is that? The 1928 comedy THE CAMERAMAN!

*Neyzor Blades is sitting in the recliner wearing standard attire*

N: What is that?

W: Its a silent comedy starring Buster Keaton. One of the last movies Buster ever did with complete creative control. Eventually as movies went “talkie” and he had to perform what other writers THOUGHT he’d say, it became less of a slapstick.

*Warlock takes his seat in the middle of the couch*

W: So what’s THE CAMERAMAN about? Buster has a crush on someone working for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer so he becomes a camera man to impress her. Knowing Buster, he’s going to screw this up. Like I said its only 74 minutes so if it sucks, at least its short. Fortunately all three Buster movies I’ve seen for the Realm have been funny so I expect this to be too. So grab your popcorn, grab your drink and grab your woman because its time for THE CAMERAMAN.

Written by Clyde Bruckman, Lew Lipton and Joseph Farnham

Directed by Edward Sedgwick and Buster Keaton

Cast:


Buster Keaton
Buster
Marceline DaySally
Harold GoodwinStagg
Sidney BraceyEditor (as Sidney Bracy)
Harry GribbonCop
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard AlexanderThe Big Sea Lion (uncredited)
Edward BrophyMan in Bath-House (uncredited)
Ray CookeOffice Worker (uncredited)
Vernon DentMan in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
Gertrude EderleGertrude Ederle (archive footage) (uncredited)
William IrvingPhotographer (uncredited)
Harry KeatonSwimmer in Swimming Pool (uncredited)
Louise KeatonSwimmer in Swimming Pool (uncredited)
Charles A. LindberghCharles A. Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bert MoorhouseRandall (uncredited)
Jack RaymondSwimming Pool Attendant (uncredited)

*Neyz reads the tag-line*

N: “Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion-picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.”

W: So if she liked plumbers, he’d be a plumber?

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