A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.
Directed by Edward Sedgwick and Buster Keaton
new york city
love at first sight
date
chinatown
street war
beautiful woman
secretary
gun battle
black and white
monkey
policeman
infatuation
silent film
cameraman
yankee stadium
changing room
baseball stadium
street fight
streetcar
newsreel cameraman
heroic rescue
public pool
chinese tong
newsreel office
rumble
whimsical
chinese festival
monkey with gun
Rank
#2 in 1928·#684 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Buster Keaton
Buster
Marceline Day
Sally
Harold Goodwin
Stagg
Sidney Bracey
Editor
Harry Gribbon
Cop
Vernon Dent
Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
Harry Keaton
Extra in Swimming Pool (uncredited)
Edward Brophy
Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
The Big Sea Lion (uncredited)
William Irving
Photographer (uncredited)
Crew
Edward Sedgwick
Director
Buster Keaton
Director
Elgin Lessley
Director of Photography
Buster Keaton
Producer
Edward Sedgwick
Producer
Joseph Farnham
Title Graphics
Clyde Bruckman
Story
Arthur Barrow
Music
Popular Reviews
245 reviews
Jimmy Wpaylel
10.0★ · 05/29/26
This film used to be in the Letterboxd top 500, and for good reason
This film used to be in the Letterboxd top 500, and for good reason
crimzzn
Definitely one of Buster Keaton's weakest but its still really good and wildly entertaining. I laughed alot during this film I thought the first act was a bit slow but the rest of the film is just comedic gold. Highly recommended
Definitely one of Buster Keaton's weakest but its still really good and wildly entertaining. I laughed alot during this film I thought the first act was a bit slow but the rest of the film is just comedic gold. Highly recommended
henryluwa
8.0★ · 04/19/26
INAUGURAZIONE DI PALAZZO SAN LORENZO ‼️‼️ molto bello, non vedo l'ora di tornarci...
il film con la musica dal vivo è stato molto carino
buster keaton era un genio
la scimmia top 1 personaggio nella storia del cinema
INAUGURAZIONE DI PALAZZO SAN LORENZO ‼️‼️ molto bello, non vedo l'ora di tornarci...
il film con la musica dal vivo è stato molto carino
buster keaton era un genio
la scimmia top 1 personaggio nella storia del cinema
