Tribe.net. Local Connections gidouille http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/a24baf00-9cba-4575-a1e4-706526e0c65b 2007-06-10T04:30:51Z 2007-06-10T04:30:51Z

<div> I picked up a used copy of the Keaton collection which contains his first three MGM films. His last two good ones and a pretty bad one with a few nice moments. The print of The Cameraman on the DVD is so superior to the VHS release that it's as if it were a different film. One result is that it allows for a new appreciation of Josephine's thespian skills. She was amazingly expressive and attentive. One gets the feeling she knew it was play. Keaton had a knack for working with animals. He showed real chemistry on screen with Arbuckle's dog Luke in several early films and with Brown Eyes the Cow in Go West . He said after he worked with Brown Eyes for a few days, she would follow him all over the location. <br/> <br/>There's little to be found online about Josephine. On a Chaplin message board I happened upon the post below, written by David B. Pearson of the Silent Film Mafia, which if true means Josephine had a long and distinguished career. Elsewhere I saw her listed in the credits for Calcutta in 1947. That's a thirty year career. The Cameraman was made the year before the Oscars began I think, but in my view Josephine ought to have earned a nomination for supporting actor. At the very least she deserves, to borrow a phrase from another tribe, to be honored as the Grand Dame of Capuchin Thespians. She's that good. <br/> <br/>"Is anybody out there really aware of the EXTRAORDINARY film career of <br/>Josephine the Monkey? <br/> <br/>She's in Roscoe Arbuckle's "Goodnight Nurse" in 1918. <br/> <br/>She's in "Sailor Made Man" with Harold Lloyd in 1921. <br/> <br/>She's in "Our Gang" shorts throughout the 1920s, all the way to "Washee <br/>Ironee" in 1933. <br/> <br/>She's in some of Larry Semon's shorts, such as "Dome Doctor" in the mid-20s. <br/> <br/>She's steals the show from Harold in "The Kid Brother" by walking around in <br/>those boots. <br/> <br/>She "shocks" Chaplin on the high wire during "The Circus" by giving him a <br/>love smack right in the ear. <br/> <br/>She's Buster's camera sidekick in "The Cameraman," and even makes Keaton <br/>smile for a moment! <br/> <br/>And although I can't yet prove it yet (as the films are harder to find than <br/>Harold's features), it's probable that Josephine was the star of the short <br/>lived "Zippy Do-Dad" animal series Hal Roach did in the mid-20s. <br/> <br/>Can anybody think of a HUMAN actor with a better comedy resume than <br/>Josephine?"</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 0 replies </div>

gidouille 2007-06-10T04:30:51Z The Kidd and Tayng http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/c135948f-a6c3-4151-851f-c971f7e42ac7 2006-09-02T21:51:19Z 2006-06-29T12:01:06Z

<div>I just got What No Beer in at the video store all I have to so is go buy it... Has anyone seen it? And does anyone know where to get there hands on a copy of the passionate plumber? I have been dying to see that... <br/> And on my last post I mentioned that I really wanted to meet a Buster Keaton... I did and now we are in love... we are going to be preforming some gags together, one from spite marriage... I'm so happy....</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 7 replies </div>

The Kidd and Tayng 2006-06-29T12:01:06Z The Kidd and Tayng http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/b0ab221f-ad79-47f1-a760-ac28d335a593 2006-06-01T17:38:08Z 2006-06-01T17:38:08Z

<div>I just got The Cameraman, Spite Marriage, and Free and Easy. I have been watching it non stop. Buster is my dream man. They just don't make them like that any more... I just want a just like him in Serlock Jr, so gentle, or in Three ages where he never gives up on the girl... they just don't make starts like that any more. <br/> <br/> We're having a silent film night friday. I invite you all to stay in and watch nothing but old flickers. It's all about Buster, Charlie, Harold Lloyd, Laurel and Hardy, Fatty Arbuckle, and WC Fields. <br/> <br/> Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a copy of The Carnival?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 0 replies </div>

The Kidd and Tayng 2006-06-01T17:38:08Z ianthal http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/fa71b962-0356-40d3-a2af-4d75e5ad906e 2005-08-26T04:53:12Z 2004-07-09T02:21:03Z

<div>I caught sight of a DVD of the 1932 talkie _Speak Easily_ that Buster did with Durante. Is it any good or is it something only for the completest?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 4 replies </div>

ianthal 2004-07-09T02:21:03Z Thomas http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/1fadd0b4-fd58-4d8a-96af-5d55ec046e43 2005-04-06T20:11:27Z 2005-04-06T15:00:48Z

<div>Starting about 6pm Pacific Time - A BusterThon including Cops, Our Hospitality and more! I have been clearing DVR space in advance...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 2 replies </div>

Thomas 2005-04-06T15:00:48Z mt http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/ad529577-14b9-4888-ae08-85c17427ba0b 2005-03-16T12:28:43Z 2004-04-23T05:39:32Z

<div>Ever seen it? <br/>Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin doing a musical duet! <br/>Buster was unknown for years before, working in Mexico doing shows, and an Italian found him toiling in relative obscurity, brought him to Italy and screened his movies with him performing live... at least that's the tale as I heard it...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 11 replies </div>

mt 2004-04-23T05:39:32Z mt http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/5a7154ae-04df-4322-b6a6-a11fdc72cb83 2005-03-16T08:39:23Z 2004-04-25T04:12:58Z

<div>Did you know where Buster got his name? <br/> <br/>Charlie Chaplin saw him fall down a flight of stairs and said <br/>"That's quite a buster your kid took..." <br/>To his dad, a fellow vaudeville performer</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 5 replies </div>

mt 2004-04-25T04:12:58Z magnathree http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/b0558747-04fd-4825-85c3-1e715a8c75b6 2005-03-09T23:40:42Z 2005-03-03T20:03:39Z

<div>anyone have - or know where i can get an Mp3 of the song "Free and Easy" that Buster sings towards the end of the movie "Free and Easy" from 1930 - </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 2 replies </div>

magnathree 2005-03-03T20:03:39Z ianthal http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/409d209d-8162-4e00-a9ea-e843faefcadd 2005-01-31T16:26:05Z 2005-01-31T16:26:05Z

<div>mimetheatre.tribe.net</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 0 replies </div>

ianthal 2005-01-31T16:26:05Z ianthal http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/1c404f63-6c86-4eea-b8b4-71b8821ccb8c 2005-01-06T00:08:58Z 2005-01-02T03:49:10Z

<div>I turned on the television to a Twilight Zone marathon, only to tune into the episode "Once Upon A Time" in which a 65 year old Buster Keaton plays the lead role. He recreated a lot of his classic gags-- some going back to his days with Arbuckle. It's a time travel story and the scenes from 1890 are done in classic undercranked silent short style with intertitles!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 1 reply </div>

ianthal 2005-01-02T03:49:10Z Mysgvus1 http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/d9438232-af54-4a8e-bc76-4a486dfe4305 2004-12-08T23:03:38Z 2004-12-08T05:59:02Z

<div>does anyone know what happen to buster's 2 sons, james and william (or billy)? I remeber that his ex wife changed their last names to something else, <br/> <br/>i was just curious if anyone knew</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 5 replies </div>

Mysgvus1 2004-12-08T05:59:02Z ragnell http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/ed8d90a4-8451-498a-a064-946f77948488 2004-10-18T20:08:32Z 2004-06-07T04:37:34Z

<div>Can anyone tell me why Buster wasn't buried at Forever Hollywood?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 1 reply </div>

ragnell 2004-06-07T04:37:34Z ianthal http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/1486c0b2-b2b6-4465-a932-6a9c9ea25258 2004-10-04T11:55:06Z 2004-10-04T11:55:06Z

<div>I woke up this morning to discover that Turner Classic Movies is showing Buster Keaton all day. Catch some of it if you can!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 0 replies </div>

ianthal 2004-10-04T11:55:06Z Pinball Annie http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net/thread/c787c356-6222-40f1-b813-7ac094ac16e7 2004-04-25T04:11:20Z 2004-04-21T21:29:17Z

<div>I just want to watch the man move. expressionless of course. <br/> <br/>a few decades too late and don't want kids but man i'd have his children!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://BusterKeaton.tribe.net">Buster Keaton</a> - 2 replies </div>

Pinball Annie 2004-04-21T21:29:17Z