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22 September 1928 (USA)
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After becoming infatuated with a pretty office worker for MGM Newsreels, Buster trades in his tintype...
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Pure anarchy
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(Complete credited cast) | Buster Keaton | ... | Buster |
 | Marceline Day | ... | Sally |
| Harold Goodwin | ... | Stagg |
| Sidney Bracey | ... | Éditor (as Sidney Bracy) |
| Harry Gribbon | ... | Cop |
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67 min | USA:75 min (TCM print)
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The film was almost lost forever. The master copy of it used today was made using a print that was found in Paris, in 1968, and a master positive copy of nearly the entire film, found in 1991. In modern copies of the film, the quality of the image varies dramatically; the scenes with best quality were obtained from the material found in 1991.
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Revealing mistakes: Right before the last time the glass in the door is broken (when the wind shuts it abruptly), it is possible to see that it's already cracked to ensure that it will break when the door slams.
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Edward J. Blake:
[after screening Luke Shannon's lost newsreel footage] That's the best camera work I've seen in years! Get that man in here quick!
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Featured in "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992)
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Keaton's "The Cameraman" is one of his very finest. The first picture he made after his newly inked contract with MGM, this is generally considered to be his last masterpiece. It is reminiscent of some of his early slapstick works: there's a pure anarchistic glee throughout that finally explodes in an incredible scene involving a monkey, a movie camera, and Keaton amidst a full-fledged Chinese gang war (!) that must surely go down as one of the most ambitious gags anyone has ever attempted. But the whole film is great fun and would make a wonderful double bill with "Sherlock Jr." though the MGM print of "The Cameraman" is far inferior to the Kino print of "Sherlock" (or most other existing Keaton films for that matter). Regardless, a mediocre print is better than none at all and this deserves to be seen because it's nothing less than genius.