The Masters of Cinema Series

Buster Keaton: The Complete Short Films 1917-1923

Edition no. 150

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  • Release Date: Monday, 25 July 2016
  • Country of Release: United Kingdom
  • MSRP: £29.99
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The Butcher Boy | The Rough House | His Wedding Night | Oh Doctor! | Coney Island | Out West | The Bell Boy | Moonshine | Good Night, Nurse! | The Cook | Back Stage | The Hayseed | The Garage | The 'High Sign' | One Week | Convict 13 | The Scarecrow | Neighbors | The Haunted House | Hard Luck | The Goat | The Play House | The Boat | The Paleface | Cops | My Wife's Relations | The Blacksmith | The Frozen North | Day Dreams | The Electric House | The Balloonatic | The Love Nest
Licensor Information
Lobster Films
Featuring: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Bartine Burkett, Sybil Seely, Edward Cline, Virginia Fox, Wallace Beery, Joe Roberts, Al St. John, Joe Bordeaux, Molly Malone, Charles Dorety, Joe Keaton, Jack Duffy, Monte Collins, Marion Harlan, Renée Adorée, Josephine Stevens, Alice Lake, Alice Mann, Jimmy Bryant, Charles A. Post, Jack Coogan, Harry McCoy, Ingram B. Pickett, Bull Montana, Malcolm St. Clair, Steve Murphy, Wheezer Dell, Billy Franey, Bonnie Hill, Louise Keaton, Arthur Earle, Agnes Neilson, Charles Dudley, Glen Cavender, Dan Crimmins, Dorothy Cassil, Bessie Wong, Kitty Bradbury, Harry Madison, Laura La Varnie, Kate Price, Bobby Dunn, William Collier Jr., Monty Banks, Mark Hamilton, Freeman Wood, George Rowe, Natalie Talmadge, Dan Albert, John Rand, Harry Keaton, Paddy McGuire, Snitz Edwards, Polly Moran

Capturing Keaton’s first steps in front of a camera, this box set charts his early association with ex-Keystone Kop Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle through to starring in, headlining, and directing his own box office smash hits. Using Chaplin’s old Hollywood studios in 1920, Keaton’s sophisticated technical inventiveness coupled with his haunted-yet-handsome ‘Stone Face’ persona, created a succession of the most timeless, classic comedy shorts ever realised. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present these films on Blu-ray from meticulous restorations.

Featuring: The Butcher Boy (1917), The Rough House (1917), His Wedding Night (1917), Oh, Doctor! (1917), Coney Island (1917), Out West (1918), The Bell Boy (1918), Moonshine (1918), Good Night Nurse (1918), The Cook (1918), Backstage (1919), The Hayseed (1919), The Garage (1919), The “High Sign”* (finished 1920, released 1921), One Week* (1920), Convict 13* (1920), The Scarecrow (1920), Neighbors (1920), The Haunted House (1921), Hard Luck (1921), The Goat (1921), The Playhouse* (1921), The Boat* (1921), The Paleface (1922), Cops* (1922), My Wife’s Relations (1922), The Blacksmith (1922), The Frozen North (1922), Daydreams (1922), The Electric House (1922), The Balloonatic (1923), The Love Nest (1923)

* Audio Commentary available

  • Year: 1917-1923
  • Time: 730 total min.

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Technical Specifications

Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (4 Discs)
Total: 4 Discs
Regions:
B (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Musical Score PCM Stereo 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24

Supplements

Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Audio Recording, Book, Alternate Version, Alternate Scene, Video Essay, Introduction, Interview, Archival Footage
  • Archival audio commentaries by Joseph McBride on The ‘High Sign’, One Week, Convict 13, The Playhouse, The Boat, and Cops
  • Version of The Blacksmith containing four minutes of previously unseen footage
  • Alternate ending for Coney Island
  • Alternate ending for My Wife’s Relations
  • That’s Some Buster, video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns
  • An introduction by preservationist Serge Bromberg
  • The Art of Buster Keaton, actor Pierre Etaix discusses Keaton’s style
  • Audio recording of Keaton at a party in 1962
  • Rare half-hour recording of a 1962 party with Buster Keaton in fine fettle
  • 180-page book

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The Butcher Boy
The Rough House
His Wedding Night
Oh Doctor!
Coney Island
Out West
The Bell Boy
Moonshine
Good Night, Nurse!
The Cook
Back Stage
The Hayseed
The Garage
The 'High Sign'
One Week
Convict 13
The Scarecrow
Neighbors
The Haunted House
Hard Luck
The Goat
The Play House
The Boat
The Paleface
Cops
My Wife's Relations
The Blacksmith
The Frozen North
Day Dreams
The Electric House
The Balloonatic
The Love Nest
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