Directed by Buster Keaton

In the last of Keaton's solo silent shorts, the actor/writer/director seemed to be straining at the limits of the two-reel comedy, both interms of length (DAY?DREAMS, which exists in fragmentary condition, was originally released as a three-reeler) as well as content. Plotting and romance turned sketchy as Keaton devoted more attention to the visual setpieces that had become his hallmark: stuck within a steamboat's paddlewheel in DAY?DREAMS, victimized by his own mechanical inventions in THE?ELECTRIC?HOUSE, and caught in an amusement park house of horrors in THE?BALLOONATIC. After making nineteen shorts (of a contractually-obligated twenty), Keaton and his partners agreed that he had fully mined the possibilities of the two-reeler and was ready for greater challenges. Hiscareer as a feature filmmaker was ready to begin.THE?BLACKSMITH1922 B&W 21 Min.Directed by Buster Keaton and Mal St. ClairVisual essay by Bruce LawtonTHE?FROZEN NORTH1922 B&W 17 Min. Directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie ClineVisual essay by Patricia Eliot TobiasDAY?DREAMS1922 B&W 21 Min.Directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie ClineVisual essay by David B. PearsonTHE?ELECTRIC HOUSE1922 Color Tinted 23 Min.Directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie ClineTHE?BALLOONATIC1923 B&W 22 Min.Directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie ClineAlso presented in a digitally enhanced version.THE?LOVE?NEST1923 Color Tinted 20 Min.Directed by Buster KeatonVisual essay by David Kalat

Buster Keaton

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