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The Cameraman is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and an uncredited Buster Keaton. The picture stars Keaton and Marceline Day. The Cameraman was Keaton's first film under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
The Cameraman: Directed by Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton. With Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin, Sidney Bracey. Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion-picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.
- (13K)
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton
- 1928-09-22
A silent comedy classic starring Buster Keaton as a newsreel cameraman who falls in love and faces various adventures in New York. The Criterion Collection offers a new 4K restoration, a score by Timothy Brock, and several documentaries and interviews about the film and its star.
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The Cameraman is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and an uncredited Buster Keaton. Starring Keaton and Marceline Day. ...
- 70 min
- 4
- Rueda Books & Arts
Jun 16, 2020 · In this 1928 film, Keaton plays a street photographer who falls for a newsreel girl and learns the secrets of movie making. The essay explores how Keaton's artistic vision and technical mastery were stifled by MGM and how he used the camera as his subject and tool.
Trying to win her attention, Buster abandons photography in order to become a news cameraman. In spite of his early failures with a motion camera, Sally takes to him as well.
- (20)
- Comedy
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"The Cameraman" is the quintessence of a romantic comedy. It was the first film of Buster Keaton after he signed a contract with MGM, and before the studio was able to stifle his unique creativity and effectively grind his career to a halt.
