Battling Butler (1926)

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   DisneyStitch

   Keaton is a great way to get into silent films. His energy and charisma lights the screen up and keeps you engaged throughout the whole venture. Really looking forward to seeing more of his offerings. 4 months 2 weeks ago
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   nbats

   https://youtu.be/aE3qmC9q-q8 3 years 9 months ago
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   Siskoid

   Just getting into Buster Keaton, but I can see why people think he is more technically proficient than Chaplin, but lacks his humanity. It's his lack of facial expressions, probably. But yes, in terms of film-making, Keaton is really very precise. Case in point, 1926's Battling Butler (that's the same year, in which he plays a rich bachelor who falls in love while on a "camping" trip, but gets mistaken for his namesake, a violent boxer. Shenanigans ensue. I've read people think of this as a mid-tier effort, but I quite like it. It's not gag-heavy, but it makes up for it with a good story that has a couple twists and isn't reliant on some kind of tangential set piece to pad things out, as is so often the case in silent comedies. And if Keaton isn't very expressive, he's very well supported by the sweet Sally O'Neil and the film's true MVP, Snitz Edwards as another "battling butler" (no caps, though I realize he's more appropriately credited as a "valet"). A fun romcom that doesn't always go the way you think. Happily so! 4 years 8 months ago

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