List of the best Buster Keaton movies: Sherlock, Jr.(1924), The Cameraman(1928), Seven Chances(1925), Steamboat Bill, Jr.(1928), Our Hospitality(1923), The Navigator(1924), Spite Marriage(1929), Battling Butler(1926), The Love Nest(1923), Parlor, Bedroom and Bath(1931), The Passionate Plumber(1932), Doughboys(1930) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1924
48 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Kathryn McGuire Ward Crane Joe Keaton Erwin Connelly H.A. Morgan Jane Connelly Ford West George Davis Ruth Holly
sherlock holmes projectionist young woman rival father thief lighthearted charming movie theater house train station movies fantasy investigation love framed rivalry mystery underdog 1920s
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
Comedy
USA
1928
70 Minutes
Buster
Buster Keaton Marceline Day Harold Goodwin Harry Gribbon Sidney Bracey Edward Brophy Vernon Dent William Irving
photographer secretary camera operator editor heartwarming airy hilarious madcap new york city newsroom chinatown filmmaking news love triangle employment pursuit transformation 1920s
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.
Comedy
USA
1925
57 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton T. Roy Barnes Snitz Edwards Ruth Dwyer Frances Raymond Jules Cowles Erwin Connelly Jean Arthur
stockbroker love interest woman best friend bride relative hilarious madcap tender city river mountain street house wealth daunting task race against time marriage inheritance underdog
A man learns he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7 p.m. that same day.
Comedy
USA
1928
71 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Ernest Torrence Marion Byron Tom Lewis Tom McGuire James T. Mack Joe Keaton
college graduate steamboat captain girlfriend rival first mate haberdasher amusing madcap heartwarming mississippi river boat town haberdashery reunion father/son relationship rivalry boats rivalry transformation love
The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.
Comedy
USA
1923
69 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Natalie Talmadge Buster Keaton Jr. Joe Keaton Kitty Bradbury Joe Roberts Craig Ward Francis X. Bushman Jr. Monte Collins
heir love interest enemy neighbor cheeky madcap hilarious kentucky new york city house family feud hospitality romance railroad stunts adventure pursuit forbidden love 1810s
A man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.
Comedy
USA
1924
69 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Kathryn McGuire Frederick Vroom Noble Johnson Clarence Burton H.N. Clugston
wealthy man suitor socialite pretty woman father amusing witty playful ocean liner california island unrequited love wealth sailors adventure discovery transformation rescue 1920s
Two spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship.
Comedy
USA
1929
74 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Dorothy Sebastian Edward Earle Leila Hyams William Bechtel John Byron Hank Mann
cleaner actress lover sailor smuggler amusing charming madcap playful cleaners theater boat sham marriage seafaring deception bootlegging jealousy love underdog revenge
An unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.
Comedy, Romance
USA
1926
75 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Sally O'Neil Snitz Edwards Francis Macdonald Mary O'Brien Tom Wilson Eddie Borden Walter James Budd Fine
millionaire servant beautiful girl boxer trainer father madcap playful witty rousing wilderness boxing ring tent boxing deception assumed identity camping unlikely romance wealth love
A love-struck weakling must pretend to be boxer in order to gain respect from the family of the girl he loves.
Comedy
USA
1923
20 Minutes
Screenwriter
Reever McCall, an infamous forger, is on the run from the police with his daughter Saidee. He asks his friend, a former criminal named Steve Cline, for help. Cline, whose brother was killed... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1931
72 Minutes
Producer
Buster Keaton Charlotte Greenwood Reginald Denny Cliff Edwards Dorothy Christy Joan Peers Sally Eilers Natalie Moorhead Edward Brophy Walter Merrill Sidney Bracey
A man tries passing off a socially awkward fellow as a Casanova in the hopes of marrying off his would be sister-in-law.
Comedy
USA
1932
73 Minutes
Elmer E. Tuttle
Buster Keaton Jimmy Durante Irene Purcell Polly Moran Gilbert Roland Mona Maris Maude Eburne Henry Armetta Paul Porcasi Jean Del Val August Tollaire
To make her lover jealous, a beautiful socialite passes off a bumbling plumber as her paramour.
Comedy
USA
1930
80 Minutes
Elmer
Buster Keaton Sally Eilers Cliff Edwards Edward Brophy Victor Potel Arnold Korff Frank Mayo Pitzy Katz Sidney Bracey William Steele
sergeant commanding officer soldier performer love interest wealthy man spirited playful winsome military base boot camp airplane france wealth military life bravery love triangle infatuation world war i transformation
A naive and wealthy young man seeks to impress a girl and then unwittingly signs up for army service.
Comedy
USA
1932
82 Minutes
Producer
Buster Keaton Jimmy Durante Ruth Selwyn Thelma Todd Hedda Hopper William Pawley Sidney Toler Lawrence Grant Henry Armetta Edward Brophy
A timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical.
Comedy
USA
1931
73 Minutes
Harmon
Buster Keaton Zion Myers Anita Page Cliff Edwards Frank Rowan Norman Phillips Jr. Frank LaRue Oscar Apfel Syd Saylor Clark Marshall
philanthropist young man leader sister gang member love interest thrilling brash amusing tenement house street boxing ring gym court stage rehabilitation brother/sister relationship juvenile crime gangs boxing
A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.
Comedy
USA
1930
92 Minutes
Elmer
Buster Keaton Anita Page Trixie Friganza Robert Montgomery Edgar Dearing Gwen Lee John Miljan Lionel Barrymore William Haines William Collier Jr. Dorothy Sebastian
manager beauty queen movie star mother madcap cheery playful kansas hollywood, calif. movie studio grauman's chinese theatre beauty pageant movies ambition acting romance disaster quest discovery rise
A bumbling manager tries to get a small town beauty contest winner into the movies.
Comedy, Horror
USA
1921
21 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Roberts Edward F. Cline
The village of Sleepy Hollow is getting ready to greet the new schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who is coming from New York. Crane has already heard of the village's legendary ghost, a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Horror
USA
1921
21 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Roberts Edward F. Cline
The village of Sleepy Hollow is getting ready to greet the new schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who is coming from New York. Crane has already heard of the village's legendary ghost, a ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1921
21 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Bartine Burkett Charles Dorety Joe Roberts Al St. John
The village of Sleepy Hollow is getting ready to greet the new schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who is coming from New York. Crane has already heard of the village's legendary ghost, a ... See full summary »
Comedy
Mexico
1946
83 Minutes
Buster Keaton Angel Grassa Virginia Serret Luis G. Barreiro Guillermo Bravo Sosa Pedro Elviro Ramón G. Larrea Jorge Mondragon
An American soldier marooned in Mexico is mistaken for a wife-butchering serial killer.
Romance
USA
1923
22 Minutes
Screenwriter
Dr. Arbutus Budd is a New York physician specializing in "beauty". His business is successful but he is still plagued by money problems. One day he gets an idea--he obtains the coat-of-arms... See full summary »
Comedy
1922
21 Minutes
Director
Documentary
1963
77 Minutes
Buster Keaton Pearl White William S. Hart
narrator cheery engaging hysterical los angeles street wild west city comedy chases movies culture silent movies discovery wretched excess 1920s
Silent-film chase scenes include Buster Keaton in "The General," Lillian Gish in "Way Down East," Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in "The Mark of Zorro."
Comedy
1950
75 Minutes
Buster
Comedy
1921
27 Minutes
Director
Comedy
1920
20 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline Joe Keaton Joe Roberts Sybil Seely Al St. John
rival farm boy farm girl love interest scarecrow amusing cheeky confident endearing heartwarming lighthearted farm countryside field united states love rivalry relationships farming sabotage
Comedy, Romance
1920
18 Minutes
Writer
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Keaton Edward F. Cline Jack Duffy
Comedy
1936
61 Minutes
Leander Proudfoot
Buster Keaton Lupita Tovar Esme Percy Lyn Harding Hilda Moreno Clifford Heatherley Webster Boothe
A temptress (Lupita Tovar) dupes a wealthy yachtsman (Buster Keaton) who falls for her while docked in Spain.
Comedy
1922
30 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Monte Collins Wheezer Dell Harry Madison Kate Price Joe Roberts Tom Wilson
Comedy
1927
65 Minutes
A Son
Buster Keaton Anne Cornwall Flora Bramley Harold Goodwin Grant Withers Buddy Mason Snitz Edwards Carl Harbaugh Sam Crawford Florence Turner Lee Barnes
scholar pretty woman jock dean coach mother madcap hilarious endearing playful college los angeles coliseum restaurant soda shop dorm river college life love triangle sports unrequited love
To impress his sweetheart (Anne Cornwall), a bookworm (Buster Keaton) goes out for baseball and crew.
Comedy
1923
60 Minutes
Producer
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Margaret Leahy Wallace Beery Joe Roberts Lillian Lawrence H.A. Morgan Oliver Hardy Blanche Payson
hero girl villain father mother roman hilarious cheery playful city cave rome racetrack car romantic dilemma courtship family time competition modernity
A boy (Buster Keaton) loves a girl (Margaret Leahy) in parallel stories set in the Stone Age, ancient Rome and modern times.
Comedy, Romance
1920
18 Minutes
Writer
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Keaton Edward F. Cline Jack Duffy
Comedy
1920
20 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline Joe Keaton Joe Roberts Sybil Seely Al St. John
rival farm boy farm girl love interest scarecrow amusing cheeky confident endearing heartwarming lighthearted farm countryside field united states love rivalry relationships farming sabotage
Documentary
USA
1963
85 Minutes
charles chaplin buster keaton stan laurel oliver hardy comedian greta garbo madcap charming engaging film set united states comedy filmmaking film history performance chases silent movies quest transformation 1920s
Released during the sixties wave for nostalgia, this film celebrates the antics of the seven greatest silent film comedians.
Comedy
USA
1931
20 Minutes
Policeman
Wallace Beery William McGann Buster Keaton George E. Stone Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy
Members of a family witness two murders, but the gang uses threats, violence and kidnapping to try to keep the members from testifying.
Comedy
USA
1931
20 Minutes
Policeman
Wallace Beery William McGann Buster Keaton George E. Stone Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy
Members of a family witness two murders, but the gang uses threats, violence and kidnapping to try to keep the members from testifying.
Comedy
USA
1921
78 Minutes
Bertie Van Alstyne
William H. Crane Buster Keaton Carol Holloway Edward Connelly Irving Cummings Edward Jobson Jack Livingston Beulah Booker Odette Taylor Edward Alexander Jeffrey Williams
The simple-minded son of a rich financier must find his own way in the world.
Comedy, Western
1918
25 Minutes
Sheriff, Saloon Owner
Musical, Comedy
USA|UK
1966
99 Minutes
Erronius
Zero Mostel Phil Silvers Jack Gilford Buster Keaton Michael Crawford Annette Andre Michael Hordern Leon Greene
slave son elderly person soldier amusing cheeky playful family home rome colosseum slavery new love wager love quest pursuit ancient rome
A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading to chaos.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1952
145 Minutes
Calvero's Partner
Charles Chaplin Claire Bloom Sydney Chaplin Nigel Bruce Buster Keaton Norman Lloyd Andre Eglevsky Melissa Hayden
clown dancer composer theater owner amusing melodramatic sad london stage dressing room office street apartment theater ambition love aging rise sacrifice love
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
Comedy
USA
1944
81 Minutes
Bus Driver
Jon Hall Louise Allbritton Edward Everett Horton Eric Blore Buster Keaton Irene Ryan Rudy Wissler Gerald Perreau Charles Bates Don Davis Florence Lake
inventor daughter millionaire butler bus driver lighthearted endearing san diego household opposites attract money culture clash family inventions love pursuit quest 1940s
A harried daughter tries to keep her wacky family together while trying to sell her eccentric father's latest invention, a collapsible life raft.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
102 Minutes
Hickey
Judy Garland Van Johnson S.Z. Sakall Spring Byington Clinton Sundberg Buster Keaton
salesman salesgirl pen pal shopkeeper nephew love interest charming playful chicago music store restaurant post office secret love letters music mistaken identity love transformation 1900s
In turn-of-the century America, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.
Romance
USA
1939
96 Minutes
Buster Keaton
Alice Faye Don Ameche J. Edward Bromberg Alan Curtis Stuart Erwin Jed Prouty Buster Keaton Donald Meek George Givot
actress director producer actor lighthearted hilarious emotional new york city los angeles broadway theater movie set hollywood career jealousy friendship fame rise growing up 1930s
Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for him as director of her next film. Many silent stars shown making the transition to sound.
Comedy
USA
1940
66 Minutes
William Dalton
Hugh Herbert Anita Louise Alan Mowbray Billy Gilbert Richard Cromwell Joyce Compton Buster Keaton Diane Fisher
The widow Wilson and her daughter Mary have just learned that old Mr. Middleton, who held the mortgage on their home, has passed away. They are now visited by Middleton's lawyer, Cribbs, ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
85 Minutes
Chief Rotten Eagle
Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Elsa Lanchester Harvey Lembeck Jesse White Jody McCrea Buster Keaton Dorothy Lamour Ben Lessy Donna Loren Cheryl Sweeten
surfer alien widow love interest motorcycle gang leader chief cheeky campy spirited beach shop swimming pool small town summer vacation opposites attract alien invasion heist party showdown love
Gogo, a Martian teenager, is sent to Earth to prepare the way for an invasion. The first Earthling he meets, one Aunt Wendy, is a rich widow who runs a dress shop catering to teenagers. Her... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1965
89 Minutes
Airman Blinken
Frankie Avalon Deborah Walley Cesar Romero Fred Clark Gale Gordon Harvey Lembeck John Ashley Buster Keaton Reginald Gardiner Eve Arden
sergeant general chimpanzee pilot bride outlandish wild parade outer space hotel military base marriage space travel impersonation adventure transformation 1960s
An astronaut goes into space with a chimpanzee. When they return to Earth after their orbit, it is discovered that the chimp has the brains of the astronaut, and the astronaut has the brains of the chimp. Complications ensue.
Musical
USA
1929
116 Minutes
John Gilbert Norma Shearer Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Buster Keaton
laurel and hardy singer buster keaton dancer comedian joan crawford lighthearted amusing cheeky spectacular stage dance floor balcony musical revue magic act burlesque vaudeville star-crossed lovers performance love
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
Comedy
USA
1965
90 Minutes
Annette Funicello Dwayne Hickman Brian Donlevy Harvey Lembeck Beverly Adams Jody McCrea John Ashley Marianne Gaba Len Lesser Bobbi Shaw Frankie Avalon
naval officer boyfriend girlfriend witch doctor beautiful woman biker campy madcap melodramatic southern california beach tahiti witchcraft jealousy infidelity femme fatales navy long-distance relationship transformation temptation
Frankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, "stuffs" it with Cassandra... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1965
98 Minutes
Frankie Avalon Annette Funicello Paul Lynde Deborah Walley Harvey Lembeck John Ashley Jody McCrea Donna Loren Marta Kristen Linda Evans Timothy Agoglia Carey
mermaid boyfriend girlfriend singer surfer biker campy playful california beach party young love kidnapping publicity skydiving jealousy love quest rescue 1960s
Lovers (Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello) quarrel around surfers, Don Rickles, Buster Keaton, Von Zipper's biker gang.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1956
170 Minutes
David Niven Cantinflas Shirley MacLaine Robert Newton Charles Boyer Joe E. Brown Martine Carol John Carradine Charles Coburn Ronald Colman Melville Cooper
explorer servant police officer princess airy charming playful london spain paris india japan san francisco expedition class distinctions culture clash theft adventure pursuit quest
A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.