Joseph frank "Buster" Keaton

Buster

In those days, the word "buster" was used to refer to a fall or tumble that had the potential to cause injury

When he was 18-months old, he was at a theatre with his parents and took a tumble down a flight of stairs.


Harry Houdini happened to be present.

Houdini remarked,
"That was a real buster!"

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"The Great Stone Face"

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1917

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

1920

Buster Keaton Comedies

1923

1923 -

• Our Hospitality (1923)
• The Navigator (1924)
• Sherlock Jr. (1924)
• Seven Chances (1925)
• The General (1927)
• The Cameraman (1928)
• Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928)

The stunts

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Keaton told the Detroit News in 1914

"The secret is in landing limp and breaking the fall with a foot or a hand.
It's a knack.

I started so young that landing right is second nature with me.
Several times I'd have been killed if I hadn't been able to
land like a cat.

Imitators of our act don't last long,
because they can't stand the treatment."

are you ready for some Buster?