Buster Keaton Rides Again is a 55-minute 1965 documentary film directed by John Spotton and narrated by Michael Kane.[1] The film is a behind-the-scenes documentary shot while Buster Keaton's film The Railrodder (1965), was being produced.[2] Although it is a production documentary, the film is actually longer than The Railrodder, which was only 24 minutes long. Both films were produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). A French version of Buster Keaton Rides Again, Avec Buster Keaton was also released.[3]
Buster Keaton Rides Again combines behind-the-scenes footage during the filming of The Railrodder with a retrospective of Keaton's work including scenes from The Butcher Boy (1917), The Frozen North (1922), Seven Chances (1925), and The General (1927).[4] Keaton and Gerald Potterton, his director on The Railrodder, discussed and occasionally argued over gags in the film with the director concerned about the safety of his star.[Note 1]
During the filming of The Railrodder, Keaton celebrated his 69th birthday. He also had the opportunity to meet fans across Canada.[5]
Productionedit
Filmed concurrently with the production of The Railrodder during the fall of 1964, the NFB documentary was filmed in black-and-white, as opposed to the short film itself, which is in colour. The choice of black-and-white was not only for economic reasons, as the format allowed for an easy integration of the footage from Keaton's earlier films.[6]
Receptionedit
Buster Keaton Rides Again was released with The Railrodder. The motivation behind making The Railrodder with Buster Keaton, was that "critics were rediscovering and wildly praising his great silent comedies of the '20s."[7] Produced primarily as a made-for-television short feature on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), after broadcast, the film was made available on 16 mm to schools, libraries and other interested parties. The film was also made available to film libraries operated by university and provincial authorities.[8][3]
Buster Keaton Rides Again and The Railrodder are available for free streaming on the National Film Board's website as well as on DVD.[3] It is also on the NFB's YouTube channel.[9] In Canada, the NFB itself markets the DVD, while Kino Video distributes the film in the United States.[10]
Referencesedit
Notesedit
^Keaton insisted that his comedic ideas about a map flapping about on his ride was not a dangerous stunt; the scene remained in the film.[5]
Citationsedit
^ ab"Buster Keaton Rides Again". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^Schneider, Maria. "The Railrodder/Buster Keaton Rides Again", A.V. Club, March 29, 2002. Retrieved: March 15, 2016.
^Ohayon, Albert. "Propaganda cinema at the NFB", National Film Board of Canada, July 13, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
^"Available on DVD: 'Buster Keaton Rides Again'", NFB.ca. Retrieved: March 17, 2016.
^"The Art of Buster Keaton DVD Box Set", Kino Video. Retrieved: March 17, 2016.
Bibliographyedit
Meade, Marion (22 August 1997). Buster Keaton: Cut to the Chase. New York: Da Capo Press, 1997. ISBN978-0-3068-0802-9.
Neibaur, James L. (2010). The Fall of Buster Keaton: His Films for MGM, Educational Pictures, and Columbia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2010. ISBN978-0-810-87682-8.
External linksedit
Watch Buster Keaton Rides Again on the NFB website or the Video on YouTube
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Buster Keaton Rides Again is a 55 minute 1965 documentary film directed by John Spotton and narrated by Michael Kane 1 The film is a behind the scenes documentary shot while Buster Keaton s film The Railrodder 1965 was being produced 2 Although it is a production documentary the film is actually longer than The Railrodder which was only 24 minutes long Both films were produced by the National Film Board of Canada NFB A French version of Buster Keaton Rides Again Avec Buster Keaton was also released 3 Buster Keaton Rides AgainDVD cover artDirected byJohn SpottonWritten byDonald BrittainProduced byJulian BiggsStarringBuster Keaton Eleanor Keaton Gerald PottertonNarrated byMichael KaneCinematographyJohn SpottonEdited byJohn SpottonMusic byMalca GillsonDistributed byNational Film Board of CanadaRelease dateOctober 30 1965 1965 10 30 Running time55 minutes 25 secondsCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 Reception 4 Awards 5 Availability 6 References 6 1 Notes 6 2 Citations 6 3 Bibliography 7 External linksSynopsis editBuster Keaton Rides Again combines behind the scenes footage during the filming of The Railrodder with a retrospective of Keaton s work including scenes from The Butcher Boy 1917 The Frozen North 1922 Seven Chances 1925 and The General 1927 4 Keaton and Gerald Potterton his director on The Railrodder discussed and occasionally argued over gags in the film with the director concerned about the safety of his star Note 1 During the filming of The Railrodder Keaton celebrated his 69th birthday He also had the opportunity to meet fans across Canada 5 Production editFilmed concurrently with the production of The Railrodder during the fall of 1964 the NFB documentary was filmed in black and white as opposed to the short film itself which is in colour The choice of black and white was not only for economic reasons as the format allowed for an easy integration of the footage from Keaton s earlier films 6 Reception editBuster Keaton Rides Again was released with The Railrodder The motivation behind making The Railrodder with Buster Keaton was that critics were rediscovering and wildly praising his great silent comedies of the 20s 7 Produced primarily as a made for television short feature on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC after broadcast the film was made available on 16 mm to schools libraries and other interested parties The film was also made available to film libraries operated by university and provincial authorities 8 3 Awards edit18th Canadian Film Awards Montreal Best Film General Information 1966 Montreal International Film Festival Montreal First Prize Medium Length Films 1966 Golden Gate International Film Festival San Francisco Silver Trophy Documentary 1966 International Exhibition of the Documentary Film Venice CIDALC Special Prize 1966 American Film and Video Festival New York First Prize Music Literature amp Films 1967 Melbourne Film Festival Melbourne Special Prize for Best Biographical Documentary 1967 MIFED International Contest of Public Relations Milan Gold Medal 1968 20th British Academy Film Awards London Nominee BAFTA Award for Best Documentary 1967 1 Availability editBuster Keaton Rides Again and The Railrodder are available for free streaming on the National Film Board s website as well as on DVD 3 It is also on the NFB s YouTube channel 9 In Canada the NFB itself markets the DVD while Kino Video distributes the film in the United States 10 References editNotes edit Keaton insisted that his comedic ideas about a map flapping about on his ride was not a dangerous stunt the scene remained in the film 5 Citations edit a b Buster Keaton Rides Again onf nfb gc ca National Film Board of Canada 11 October 2012 Retrieved 3 February 2023 Neibaur 2010 p 201 a b c Awards Buster Keaton Rides Again NFB Collections Retrieved March 18 2016 Neibaur 2010 p 200 a b Neibaur 2010 p 203 Meade 1997 p 414 Schneider Maria The Railrodder Buster Keaton Rides Again A V Club March 29 2002 Retrieved March 15 2016 Ohayon Albert Propaganda cinema at the NFB National Film Board of Canada July 13 2009 Retrieved March 15 2016 Available on DVD Buster Keaton Rides Again NFB ca Retrieved March 17 2016 The Art of Buster Keaton DVD Box Set Kino Video Retrieved March 17 2016 Bibliography edit Meade Marion 22 August 1997 Buster Keaton Cut to the Chase New York Da Capo Press 1997 ISBN 978 0 3068 0802 9 Neibaur James L 2010 The Fall of Buster Keaton His Films for MGM Educational Pictures and Columbia Lanham Maryland Scarecrow Press 2010 ISBN 978 0 810 87682 8 External links editWatch Buster Keaton Rides Again on the NFB website or the Video on YouTube Buster Keaton Rides Again at IMDb nbsp Buster Keaton Rides Again at NFB Collections page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buster Keaton Rides Again amp oldid 1189476096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
