A series of adventures begins when an accident during photographing causes Buster to be mistaken for Dead Shot Dan, the local bad guy.A series of adventures begins when an accident during photographing causes Buster to be mistaken for Dead Shot Dan, the local bad guy.A series of adventures begins when an accident during photographing causes Buster to be mistaken for Dead Shot Dan, the local bad guy.
Malcolm St. Clair
- Dead Shot Dan
- (as Mal St. Clair)
Kitty Bradbury
- Minor role
- (uncredited)
Edward F. Cline
- Cop by Telephone Pole
- (uncredited)
Jean C. Havez
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Joe Keaton
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Louise Keaton
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Myra Keaton
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe film was restored in 2015 through Lobster Films, a process partially funded through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979)
Featured review
Dangerous Comedy Triggers
Frequent readers of my comments know that I believe movies can change you, can hurt or build. At least I make a pretty good case when it comes to heavy films. There are some very competent ones of these, "good" by many measures... that depending on how you are building yourself should be avoided.
But what about comedy? Shouldn't it just be taken as it comes? Isn't the whole idea about the flow?
Well, I know that some films make me laugh and later feel bad about it. And some amuse in different trivial ways, But when I think of funny, real funny that lasts, its gotta be the Marxes and this guy Keaton.
This humor is physical, but instead of pain, it is based on the unexpected. Cinematic surprise. And this movie, to my mind is one of his best because he relies less on his sad character and more on the movement of the thing.
Was this the first filmmaker who mastered it all, writing, directing, editing, acting?
The thing about this is how it builds and builds. The pacing of the episodes, for sure. That doesn't seem so remarkable today. But the pacing of the stunts within that framework is remarkable in how the energy is compounded: setup, burst and faster and faster with the trigger.
Its really something to see. And at the end, after you've seen it the first time and been surprised and laughed, then you can wonder whether comedy can be as powerful as the other film experiences. Maybe so.
Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.
But what about comedy? Shouldn't it just be taken as it comes? Isn't the whole idea about the flow?
Well, I know that some films make me laugh and later feel bad about it. And some amuse in different trivial ways, But when I think of funny, real funny that lasts, its gotta be the Marxes and this guy Keaton.
This humor is physical, but instead of pain, it is based on the unexpected. Cinematic surprise. And this movie, to my mind is one of his best because he relies less on his sad character and more on the movement of the thing.
Was this the first filmmaker who mastered it all, writing, directing, editing, acting?
The thing about this is how it builds and builds. The pacing of the episodes, for sure. That doesn't seem so remarkable today. But the pacing of the stunts within that framework is remarkable in how the energy is compounded: setup, burst and faster and faster with the trigger.
Its really something to see. And at the end, after you've seen it the first time and been surprised and laughed, then you can wonder whether comedy can be as powerful as the other film experiences. Maybe so.
Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.
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- tedg
- May 7, 2006
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- Also known as
- Syndabocken
- Filming locations
- 914 S. Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Weymouth Apartment House)
- Production companies
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- Runtime23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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