Buster Keaton Rides Again

Buster Keaton Rides Again

55 mins | Documentary | Oct. 30, 1965

In the fall of 1964, just over a year before his death, Buster Keaton traveled to Canada to make The Railrodder, a short subject that now enjoys a small cult following. Documenting this mobile production in fascinating and unexpected detail, Buster Keaton Rides Again offers a rare glimpse of the comedy legend’s temperament, philosophies, hobbies, marriage (his third), and the occasionally combative creative process behind the scenes. An intimate look at one of cinema’s most enduring legends.

Buster Keaton Rides Again

55 mins | Documentary | Oct. 30, 1965

Buster Keaton Rides Again
In the fall of 1964, just over a year before his death, Buster Keaton traveled to Canada to make The Railrodder, a short subject that now enjoys a small cult following. Documenting this mobile production in fascinating and unexpected detail, Buster Keaton Rides Again offers a rare glimpse of the comedy legend’s temperament, philosophies, hobbies, marriage (his third), and the occasionally combative creative process behind the scenes. An intimate look at one of cinema’s most enduring legends.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title Buster Keaton Rides Again
Directors John Spotton
Writers Donald Brittain

Cast

Buster Keaton

as Himself

Eleanor Keaton

as Herself

Gerald Potterton

as Himself (director of 'The Railrodder')

Michael Kane

as Narrator