Episode #202

The General

(1927)

 

Buster Keaton brings the ACTION!

Charlie Chaplin gets most of the attention from the physical comedy corner in silent film, but Buster Keaton was certainly a master in his own right. This film is almost 100 years old and it brings the action non-stop. Keaton can certainly construct a breath-taking gag . . . but can he deliver a story with the pathos that his better-known contemporary could? We watch and discuss!

 

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by Film School | AFI's Top 100 Films

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