9am - 1920s - The Goat - dir. Buster Keaton & Malcom St. Clair - Starring: Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox
Depending on who you talk to, Buster Keaton is either the second-funniest silent-film actor... or he's the funniest actor of all time. Safe to say then, this 1920s vehicle for Keaton is going to start Movie-Fest 10 with a bang! The Goat is what cinema-goers in the 1920s dubbed a "two-reeler"; literally a film that is as long as two reels of celluloid. It tells a simple story of mistaken-identity, probably as a way to justify 20 minutes of chase gags.
And what gags they are! The Goat features train-top scrambles, operating table mishaps, leaps from tall buildings... it's everything you can ask for from a top-notch comedy! And, more importantly, it's the perfect way to start Movie-Fest 10. Here's a collection of Buster Keaton's career for you to check out:
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