Though basically 35mm prints, they generally look good, but the sound is sometimes weak and even distorted on a few, and the otherwise goodlooking mixed magic is positively overrun with distracting splices. During his heyday as a silent film comedian, his career involved science fiction and fantasy only in the tangential, intermittent manner of most of the eras films. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the. Buster keaton in mixed magic 1936 the incredibles, comedians. The film was released in theaters and through video on demand on february 23, 2018, by momentum pictures.
Magnetic pulser bob beck protocol pemf pulsed electromagnetic field therapy 20,776 views. Buster keaton battling butler with sally oneil and snitz edwards silent film. With buster keaton, eddie lambert, marlyn stuart, eddie hall. The young man he hires turns out to have no aptitude whatsoever for a magic act. Buster keaton keaton urodzil sie 4 pazdziernika w 1895 roku. These protesters want one colorado senator to vote no on the new health care bill mic archives. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname the great stone face.
There is an irksome disconnect between buster keatons contributions to film, and his contributions to science fiction film. In this film he plays elmer, a broke man who happens upon a magician eddie lambert who is looking for an assistant to help with his tricks. The little known film, which can be difficult to track down, had buster playing a magicians assistant. Mixed magic with buster keaton and eddie lambert, released november. Great cinematography and the great soundtrack by rob made the movie complete.
Of all the educational pictures up to this point, this film here closely resembles a silent picture. Special attraction lot 1 by trevor carlton limited. Pages in category 1930s short films the following 188 pages are in this category, out of 188 total. Genres comedy, international director buster keaton, raymond kane. He was born in new haven, connecticut on september 5, 1882. Grand slam opera is a 1936 american short comedy film starring buster keaton plot.
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror film credits sf site. This article related to a short comedy film is a stub. The movie was a talkie and made after busters great silent films of the. Discover top rated, most viewed, and editorial picked unlikely heroes movies on allmovie. Mixed magic 1936 buster keaton in mixed magic 1936. A professional magician, the great spumoni, fires his male assistant and his female assistant insists that he hire another one. Buster keaton 052 educational pictures shorts blue blazes 1936. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Jego rodzice, joe i myra, byli aktorami komediowymi, bardzo cenionymi, wystepowali miedzy innymi z harrym houdinim. Historic films stock footage archive recommended for you 27.
Especially in recent decades, many films have 2 freely mixed classicalstyle. It is the second film keaton made for mgm and his last silent film, although he had wanted it to be a talkie or full sound film. Full movie online free hd released as part of a series of wb shorts under the collective title of. Complete national film registry listing library of congress. In the butcher boy 1917, his film debut, buster compels the camera immediately with his subtle. Lost keaton sixteen comedy shorts, 19341937 bluray. He was married to the actress rosemary theby myers had been a theatre actor for 10 years before he went into films as an actor for siegmund lubins lubin studios in 1909. Mar 25, 2012 special attraction lot 1 by trevor carlton limited edition of 23 on handpainted mixed media canvas, 32x24. This is my first video so i appreciate the feedback. Marlyn stuart costarred in three buster keaton educational shorts. Chemist, the 1936 12 out of 4 this educational short with buster keaton had him directed by comic legend al christie and this here would be the only picture where theyd work together. Mixed magic, the classic comedy by raymond kane and buster. The numbers next to each film in the keaton list of films correspond to the number of the dvd releases on which the film can be found.
Elmer butts keaton is seen off by his friends as he boards a train to begin his journey to attempt a career in showbusiness. Buster keaton, diana lewis, harold goodwin, john ince, melrose coakley, bud jamison, lynton brent, bobby. Youll notice, too, how the majority of the film is practically silent, with just a few sound effects adding to the gags now and then. In 1999, the american film institute ranked keaton. Keaton always had a fondness for magic, and in 1936 he did a short tworeeler called mixed magic. Highlights include buster trying to get to sleep in a leaky attic during a rainstorm with disastrous results and a surreal hearttoheart encounter with his conscience. Episode 2 offers a fun but forgettable filler mission. Spite marriage is a 1929 american silent comedy film codirected by buster keaton and edward sedgwick and starring keaton and dorothy sebastian. Buster keaton was an american comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. Besides her three keaton shorts, stuart has just one other film credit at the internet movie database, and her four film credits are from 1936. Buster keaton great director profile senses of cinema. April 2019 learn how and when to remove this template message. Mixed magic short, 1936 14 19 jail bait short, 1937 3a 19 ditto short, 1937 19 love nest on wheels short, 1937 14 19. Academy honorary award winning famous yesteryear american actor, comedian, filmmaker, screenwriter, and stunt performer buster keaton began his journey in the entertainment industry as a child artist.
This here is certainly a bit step up from many of the buster. Mixed magic is a 1936 american short comedy film starring buster keaton. How kieran is making movie magic adding stunning new. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The movie was a talkie and made after busters great silent films of the twenties. I guess it should come as no surprise but the film itself is without question the best keaton did at. Putting together some of modern cinemas best moments in one video. A magician fires his assistant and hires a young man with no aptitude for a magic act. The film stars graham, angela kinsey, stephanie beatriz, thomas lennon, luke arnold, jason lewis, alex beh, michael aronov, molly shannon, rhea perlman and chris delia. This article needs additional citations for verification. Anyone who has seen the rare french film le roi des champselysees king of the champselysees, made in. Half magic is a 2018 american comedy film written and directed by heather graham. He was a superb pianist and made the most complex music sound effortless. Buster keaton 052 educational pictures shorts blue blazes 1936 archive corner 2.
Eloise parramore, fantin ravat, anthony bajon 33 min 2014 france synopsis fr maud, watch magic world online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Mixed magic 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Keaton was recognized as the seventhgreatest director of all time by entertainment weekly. Mixed magic 1936 directed by buster keaton, raymond. Not only is the idea of buster keaton as a magicians assistant a good one, but also much of the film is done without dialogue and is all the better for it. Blue blazes, the chemist, and mixed magic all 1936. Mixed magic 1936 elmer gets a job as a stage magicians assistant, hoping to get closer to the magicians pretty female assistant. A special birthday montage taking us through the magic of the movies, played at the lights. Not a sound, not a 5 single note of the complex symphony which always.
Mixed magic 1936 the great spomoni has just fired his male assistant and at his lovely female assistants urging, hires buster to replace him in his magic. And yet on bluray the film texture of these prints shine through and theyre a clear step above the dvd release. When buster keaton goes to work as an assistant to a carnival magician, the results turn out to be less than magical. Kline, jim, the complete films of buster keaton, citadel press, 1994. He went on to garner immense popularity earning the epithet the great stone face for his physical comedy that became his trademark. I guess it should come as no surprise but the film itself is without question the best keaton did at educational. Hapless driving instructor and former gunnery sergeant rafferty, living in squalor near hollywood, california, doesnt put up too much of a fight when two ladies hitch a ride and attempt to kidnap him in their attempt to get to new orleans. Overview of mixed magic, 1936, directed by raymond kane, with buster keaton, at turner classic movies.
Elmer gets the job but at the first show he manages to mess up just about every trick. Also, ever since a very early age, ive been fascinated by puzzles. The doctors debt harry myers the lobster king 1912. Scifi short film life begins at rewirement presented by dust.
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