Buster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob. Ordered to kill a businessman, he winds up protecting the man and his daughter by outfitting their home with trick devices.
Directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton
bodyguard
secret society
trapdoor
oath
slapstick comedy
train
drifter
dog
silent film
amusement park
criminal gang
death threat
shooting gallery
short film
gang sign
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Cast
Buster Keaton
Our Hero
Bartine Burkett
Miss Nickelnurser
Charles Dorety
Gang Member
Joe Roberts
Leader of Buzzards
Al St. John
Man On Beach
Crew
Edward F. Cline
Director
Buster Keaton
Director
Edward F. Cline
Writer
Buster Keaton
Writer
Elgin Lessley
Director of Photography
Popular Reviews
76 reviews
Luca Trumfio
8.0★ · 04/28/26
To put it simply it was very good
To put it simply it was very good
Mia Price
10.0★ · 03/13/26
Hugeee inspiration for my work
I love slapstick comedy and Buster Keaton is timeless
Hugeee inspiration for my work
I love slapstick comedy and Buster Keaton is timeless
sacredserenity
9.0★ · 03/04/26
Buster Keaton’s stunts always amaze me
Buster Keaton’s stunts always amaze me
Millie
what a silly silly man ( i love you buster )
what a silly silly man ( i love you buster )
SurrealTeal
8.0★ · 02/24/26
Buster Keaton could do the stunts from Mission Impossible but Tom Cruise could never do the house scene from The High Sign (1921)
Buster Keaton could do the stunts from Mission Impossible but Tom Cruise could never do the house scene from The High Sign (1921)
