Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I recently re-read Bill Bryson’s excellent 2013 book One Summer: America 1927. I was inspired to watch some silent films, many of which can be found on YouTube. The highlight was Buster Keaton’s 1920 short film One Week, written and directed by Keaton and Eddie Cline.
Buster Keaton (1895- 1966) was one of the premier comedy stars of the silent era. He made many shorts and full length features, including the classic The General. He was known as the ‘Great…