Buster Keaton Collection - 8-Disc Box Set ( Three Ages / The General / College / Steamboat Bill, Jr. )

Buster Keaton Collection - 8-Disc Box Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Three Ages / The General / College / Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
500 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Box Set
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet
Remastered
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1923-1928 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Edward F. Cline
Buster Keaton
Clyde Bruckman
James W. Horne
Charles Reisner

Written By:
Clyde Bruckman
Joseph A. Mitchell
Jean C. Havez
Buster Keaton
Al Boasberg
Charles Henry Smith
William Pittenger
Paul Gerard Smith

Carl Harbaugh
Bryan Foy

Actors:
Buster Keaton ..... The Boy
Margaret Leahy ..... The Girl
Wallace Beery ..... The Villain
Joe Roberts ..... The Girl's Father
Lillian Lawrence ..... The Girl's Mother
Kewpie Morgan ..... The Emperor / Cave Man / Roman Thug
Lionel Belmore ..... Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
George Davis ..... Roman Guard Knocked Down
Louise Emmons ..... Old Fortune Teller
Blanche Payson ..... The Amazon
Buster Keaton ..... Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack ..... Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender ..... Captain Anderson
Jim Farley ..... General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom ..... A Southern General
Frank Barnes ..... Her Brother
Charles Henry Smith ..... Her Father
Joe Keaton ..... Union General
Mike Donlin ..... Union General
Tom Nawn ..... Union General
Henry Baird ..... Soldier
Joe Bricher ..... Soldier
Jimmy Bryant ..... Raider
Sergeant Bukowski ..... Officer
C.C. Cruson ..... Officer
Jack Dempster ..... Raider
Keith Fennell ..... Soldier
Budd Fine ..... Raider
Eddie Foster ..... Union Railroad Fireman
Ronald Gilstrap ..... Union Soldier
Frank Hagney ..... Confederate Recruiter
Ray Hanford ..... Raider
Anne Cornwall ..... The Girl
Flora Bramley ..... Her Friend
Harold Goodwin ..... A Rival
Snitz Edwards ..... The Dean
Carl Harbaugh ..... Crew Coach
Sam Crawford ..... Baseball Coach
Florence Turner ..... A Mother
Lee Barnes ..... USC Athlete
Robert Boling ..... USC Athlete
Charles Borah ..... USC Athlete
Leighton Dye ..... USC Athlete
Paul Goldsmith ..... USC Athlete
Kenneth Grumbles ..... USC Athlete
Charlie Hall ..... Coxswain
Bud Houser ..... USC Athlete
Morton Kaer ..... USC Athlete
Eric Mack ..... USC Athlete
James T. Mack ..... High School Principal
Buddy Mason ..... Jeff's Friend
Madame Sul-Te-Wan ..... Cook
U.S.C. Baseball Team ..... Themselves
Grant Withers ..... Jeff's Friend
Buster Keaton ..... William Canfield Jr.
Tom McGuire ..... J.J. King
Ernest Torrence ..... William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield
Tom Lewis ..... Tom Carter - First and Last Mate
Marion Byron ..... Kitty King - King's Daughter
Joe Keaton ..... Barber
James T. Mack ..... Minister

Synopsis:

Three Ages: In his first independently produced feature film Buster tells of love and romance through three historical ages: the Stone Age, the Roman Age, and the Modern Age. The General: Johnnie loves his train ('The General') and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned down for service because he's more valuable as an engineer. Annabelle thinks it's because he's a coward. Union spies capture The General with Annabelle on board. Johnnie must rescue both his loves. College: The Boy graduates from high school with interscholastic honors, and as class orator he speaks on 'Brains vs. Brawn,' demeaning athletics, thereby winning the favor of the pedagogs but not that of the students. His college sweetheart requires that he become an athlete, so he spends his savings and tries out for all sports and is a perfect flop. He goes to work to pay his way through school, but every job adds to his blunders. His rival takes delight in maneuvering The Girl to his place of employment and further humiliating him. Then the college dean takes an interest in The Boy and insists that the varsity coach give him a chance; through coincidence, he thwarts a plot against him and wins a race. Learning that his rival has locked The Girl in the dormitory, The Boy goes to the rescue, performing all the athletic feats he dreamed about, and knocks the rival cold; thus the weakling becomes the college idol. Steamboat Bill, Jr.: Following through on a promise to his mother, William Canning Jr. goes to River Junction to meet his father who has not seen him since he was a child. The younger Canning isn't quite what the elder was expecting but the old man has bigger problems. He's being put out of business by J.J. King, who not only owns the local hotel and bank, but has recently introduced a new paddle wheel steamer that puts Cannings older boat, the Stonewall Jackson, to shame. Bill Jr. and Kitty King take a liking to each other much to the dismay of both of their fathers. When a fierce storm hits River Junction, Bill Jr. is forced to save Kitty, her father and his father.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 20 November, 2022.