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| Genre/Form: | Comedy films Silent films Short films Comedy Drama |
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| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Joseph M Schenck; Buster Keaton; Clyde Bruckman; Al Boasberg; Charles H Smith; Marion Mack; Richard Allen; Virginia Fox; Edward Cline; Dev Jennings; Bert Haines; David Shepard; William Pittenger; Kino International Corporation.; United Artists Corporation.; First National Pictures, Inc.; Comique Film Corporation. |
| OCLC Number: | 42930293 |
| Language Note: | Silent with English intertitles and music soundtrack. |
| Notes: | Title from container. The general adapted from William Pittenger's The great locomotive chase. |
| Credits: | [The general] Photographed by Dev Jennings & Bert Haines. |
| Cast: | [The general] Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Charles Smith, Frank Barnes. [The playhouse, Cops] Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox. |
| Target Audience: | Not rated. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (ca. 116 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD. |
| Contents: | The general. Joseph M. Schenck presents a United Artists production; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman; adapted by Al Boasberg and Charles Smith. Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Charles Smith, Frank Barnes. Photographed by Dev Jennings & Bert Haines. Music, Robert Israel. (1926, 75 min.) -- The playhouse. Joseph M. Schenck presents a First National attraction; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline. Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox. Music, Robert Israel. (1921, 23 min.) -- Cops. Joseph M. Schenck presents; First National Pictures, Inc.; Comique Film Company; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline. Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox. Music, Gaylord Carter. (1922, 18 min.). |
| Series Title: | Art of Buster Keaton. |
| Other Titles: | General (Motion picture : 1927) Cops (Motion picture) Playhouse (Motion picture) The general General, Cops and The playhouse |
| Local System Bib Number: | 157316 |
Abstract:
[The general] A locomotive is beloved by its engineer, who sets out to win the Civil War single handedly. [The playhouse] A comedy in which Keaton plays a stage manager, an actor, a monkey and other parts. [Cops] A comedy of errors in which Buster Keaton attempts to win his sweetheart's hand in marriage by becoming a successful businessman. His exploits climax in a chase with an entire police precinct.
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