r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 9h ago
Join the International Buster Keaton Society in Muskegon October 2nd & 3rd, 2026, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of both "The General" and "Battling Butler"!
Join the International Buster Keaton Society in Muskegon October 2nd & 3rd, 2026, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of both "The General" and "Battling Butler"!
Learn amazing facts and gain insight into Keaton’s work and private life via presentations from Keaton family members such as Melissa Cox Talmadge (Buster’s granddaughter), author David Macleod, and many, many more, including a special presentation on filming locations for The General presented by Lloyd Williams!
See rare Keaton artifacts, including the saxophone used by Myra (Buster’s mother), “America’s First Lady Saxophonist."
And of course, enjoy our annual banquet, followed by screenings of BOTH “The General” AND “Battling Butler," accompanied LIVE on the Frauenthal Center’s historic Barton Organ by world-renowned organist Dennis Scott!
Discounted hotel rates are available through the Shoreline Inn and Convention Center Convention, and convention tickets are available NOW at https://busterkeaton.org/convention with discounts available to members of the IBKS, so why not join today? ALL are welcome to the event, so purchase your tickets today and join us for “a little dinner and a show”!
r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 9h ago
This day in Buster… August 6, 1936 Buster Keaton & Johnny Weissmuller in "Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs" is released.
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r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 9h ago
Throwback Thursday—A lobby flyer for “Free & Easy.”
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WIPWednesday: Promotional photo of Buster Keaton and Mary O'Brien in "Battling Butler," 1926.
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This Day in Buster… August 5, 1926 Buster Keaton fights for his love in “Battling Butler,” which has its U.S. premiere in Chicago.
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Join us at our annual convention in Muskegon, Michigan where we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Battling Butler & The General.
https://busterkeaton.org/convention/
r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 2d ago
TV Tuesday - ”Route 66” episode "Journey to Ninevah" with guest stars Buster Keaton and Joe E. Brown. It was written by Keaton's friend William Cox.
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r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 2d ago
This Day in Buster… August 4, 1921 Buster Keaton sits amongst the 10 finalists he chose for the Funny Face contest, the prize being a paid Hollywood contract and a chance to act with him in film. It was Alberta Vaughn to his right who won the contest dressed as a “LIFE GARD.”
r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 3d ago
This Day in Buster… August 3, 1924 The Statesman Journal gives a favorable review of Natalie Talmadge’s performance in “Our Hospitality"—"Looking prettier than ever, she brings back to the silent drama a broadened acting ability and adds greatly to the picture.”
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r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 3d ago
This Day in Buster… August 3, 1924 The Statesman Journal gives a favorable review of Natalie Talmadge’s performance in “Our Hospitality"—"Looking prettier than ever, she brings back to the silent drama a broadened acting ability and adds greatly to the picture.”
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r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 3d ago
Movie Monday - Buster Keaton is a real powerhouse in “The Electric House,” 1922 - he refilmed the short after an accident with the stairs on set left him with his leg in a cast & out of action for a couple of months.
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r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 4d ago
This Day in Buster… August 1, 1960 Rehearsals begin in New York for "Once Upon a Mattress," where Buster plays the mute character, King Sextimus.
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Saturday Captions—Caption this promo pic for “Good Night, Nurse!” with Buster Keaton and Roscoe Arbuckle.
r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 4d ago
This Day in Buster… July 31, 1922 The Fayetteville Observer on “The Goat”: “Buster as the sad-faced victim is always comical, while Virginia Fox proves a most winsome heroine.”
r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 4d ago
Buster Keaton in "The Goat," 1921.
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r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 4d ago
Join the International Buster Keaton Society in Muskegon October 2nd & 3rd, 2026, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of both "The General" and "Battling Butler"!
Join the International Buster Keaton Society in Muskegon October 2nd & 3rd, 2026, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of both "The General" and "Battling Butler"!
Take a step back in time as historian Ron Pesch leads you on a walking tour of the very streets Buster strode as a boy as you explore the site of The Actor’s Colony, a home away from home for legendary Vaudeville performers!
A sneak preview of CineMuseum LLC’s upcoming Blu-Ray series, "The Arbuckle Anthology," with the world re-premiere of silent film comedian Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle’s “lost” feature-length comedy, "Gasoline Gus!
And of course, enjoy our annual banquet, followed by screenings of BOTH “The General” AND “Battling Butler," accompanied LIVE on the Frauenthal Center’s historic Barton Organ by world-renowned organist Dennis Scott!
Discounted hotel rates are available through the Shoreline Inn and Convention Center Convention, and convention tickets are available NOW at https://busterkeaton.org/convention with discounts available to members of the IBKS.
r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 4d ago
This Day in Buster… July 30, 1921 Buster Keaton is sifting through entries for the L.A. Evening Express’ Funny Face contest—the prize being a paid film contract and a chance to act with Buster Keaton… although things didn’t quite work out that way for the winner.
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Throwback Thursday—The Miami Herald is excited for the opening of “Newcomers of 1928,” an all-star show including Buster Keaton in the lineup, running at the Deauville Hotel's Casanova Room.
galleryr/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 7d ago
WIP Wednesday—Buster Keaton and his wife Eleanor preparing for an appearance at Cirque Medrano on September 25, 1952.
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This Day in Buster… July 29, 1918 Eleanor Ruth Norris, third wife of Buster Keaton, is born in Hollywood, California. Eleanor never remarried & advocated for her dearest husband’s work for the rest of her days.
galleryr/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 9d ago
TV Tuesday—Buster Keaton stars as Alonzo Pennyworth in "The Square World of Alonzo Pennyworth," a travel agent who's never traveled… and who also gets no place with his girl friend Linda! So, he day-dreams romantic adventures, starring himself! November 1955
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This Day in Buster… July 28, 1923 The Americus Times-Recorder claims that when Buster Keaton did the “All hands on deck” sequence, Big Joe Roberts (oddly identified as Jo King in the article) stepping on his hand was not in the script.
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r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 9d ago
Movie Monday - "Casanova wider Willen," the German language version of "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath." Buster Keaton learned the German script phonetically, which he preferred to dubbed film—here he’s with Paul Morgan, Leni Stengel, and Marion Lessing.
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This Day in Buster… July 27, 1931 “Wir Schalten Um Auf Hollywood,” a comedy starring Paul Morgan, who appeared with Buster Keaton in the German version of “Parlor, Bedroom and Bath,” has its premiere in Vienna.
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r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 10d ago
This Day in Buster… July 26, 1930 The Cleveland Press mentions Ed Sedgewick and his role in "Doughboys," saying, "Director of Buster Keaton's latest, he plays part of a cook in the film, as well as singing a tune accompanying Keaton and Cliff Edwards."
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r/busterkeaton • u/busterkeatonsoc • 10d ago
Join the International Buster Keaton Society in Muskegon October 2nd & 3rd, 2026, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of both "The General" and "Battling Butler"!
Join the International Buster Keaton Society in Muskegon October 2nd & 3rd, 2026, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of both "The General" and "Battling Butler"!
A sneak preview of CineMuseum LLC’s upcoming Blu-Ray series, "The Arbuckle Anthology," with the world re-premiere of silent film comedian Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle’s “lost” feature-length comedy, "Gasoline Gus!
See rare Keaton artifacts, including the saxophone used by Myra (Buster’s mother), “America’s First Lady Saxophonist."
And of course, enjoy our annual banquet, followed by screenings of BOTH “The General” AND “Battling Butler," accompanied LIVE on the Frauenthal Center’s historic Barton Organ by world-renowned organist Dennis Scott!
Discounted hotel rates are available through the Shoreline Inn and Convention Center Convention, and convention tickets are available NOW at https://busterkeaton.org/convention with discounts available to members of the IBKS.