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Buster Keaton, Polly Moran, and Reginald Denny Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)

Buster Keaton, Cliff Edwards, and Reginald Denny Parlor, Bedroom and Bath [1931]

Buster Keaton in "The Invader," 1935

This Day in Buster… July 16, 1922 The Columbus Ledger prints an ad for Buster Keaton’s “The Playhouse,” calling it a "comedy riot."

Midnight Buster snack.

Joseph Hallie Keaton, father of Joseph Frank “Buster” Keaton, was born in Dog Walk, Prairie Creek Township, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Here’s to Buster’s Pop, master of the high kick!

Midnight Buster snack.

Thursday morning Buster...part 5.

This Day in Buster… July 3, 1926 Buster Keaton screened a preview of “Battling Butler” to capacity crowds for the town of Cottage Grove during filming of “The General.” (Both of which will be shown at our convention in October.)

Dorothy Gish by James Abbe for Tip Toes (1927)

Buster Keaton Battling Butler - 1926

This Day in Buster… June 24, 1949 The Ponca City News shares this photo with the caption, "Sen. Wherry holds up his hand as if to ward off a lemon meringue pie held by Buster Keaton, deadpan movie actor who was famous for his custard pie-tossing technique in silent movie comedies. But Sen. Schoeppel looks as if he knows it is all a gag. The picture was made in senate dining room at Washington during a visit by Keaton."

This Day in Buster… June 22, 1952 In an interview in the Chicago Tribune, Buster Keaton mentions “Paradise for Buster,” an industrial film made for the John Deere Company.

Movie Monday - Buster Keaton is “The Paleface,” 1922. Accidentally involving himself in a fight between Native Americans and oil magnates determined to steal their land. First, he runs, then brings a resolution that sends capitalism packing.