There’s a statue of him outside a theater in my town. Now I know why.

Happy Happy 125th Birthday Buster Keaton! You gave such joy and still do over 50 years after your death. You comedy never gets old. It is has fresh now as it was all those years ago. Thank You Buster for all those films you left behind.

He says Houdini was a musician and escape artist....I think that should be magician and escape artist.

saw dankula’s buster keaton vid months ago and this one is shorter but significantly better and more descriptive of the man’s actual life. fantastic vid. thanks.

Nice documentary and sensitively put together, just a couple of points though, it was never a fact that Houdini actually nicknamed Joseph 'Buster' after a tumble down the stairs, even though Buster later said that he did, maybe to keep the mystique. Also he was never ordinary. This guy served sandwiches in a working train set, made chow mein for tea parties with animals who he adored, and made the first Segway amongst many other things. He was extraordinary. He was also an incredibly striking man in his youth.

Buster Keaton did not break his neck falling into the audience when he was a child! No one has ever said that! He broke his neck in one of his feature films "Sherlock Jr." The scene where he opens up the water tower next to the train tracks when he is hanging from the spout about 15 feet high. When the water comes out of the spout it hits him on the top of the head and pushes him all the way down to the ground. The 15 foot drop on his ass, plus the gallons upon gallons of water rushing strait down on his head smashed his scull down on his spine and caused a break. The crazy thing is, you can see that happen in the movie. It is true that he did not learn of his broken neck for years.

Proving film critics wrong even back then, BK exemplified reality that is so desperately missing today

My favorite silent film artist!!! Thanks for making this. He is a legend and it's good to see other people bask in his memory.

Rare example of the American dream being real.

love and respect to Buster Keaton. genius. great ukulele player too.

He did not break his neck while he was young child --- it happened during a stunt for Sherlock Jr. that involved high pressure water pouring on to him.

It's great to see his acomplishments. But the end of his life is too tragic.

Imagine changing your name to avoid association but you get mentioned for it anyways 😂

I clicked on this thinking, it better be Buster Keaton. I wasn't disappointed.

Dame Mae Fishman, a rising star in the silent film era, was a force to be reckoned with. Born at the turn of the 20th century, she was one of the earliest female figures to dominate the silver screen. Her talent caught the eye of Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand, who became her close friends. They spent countless hours together, sharing laughs and refining their craft. Her performances were so compelling that she was honored in both Germany and the United States. She even earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Despite the hurdles, Dame Mae Fishman refused to fade into oblivion. She pushed through, making her last film in 1939 before retiring from the big screen. Unfortunately, only seven of her silent films have survived the test of time. But those that remain serve as a reminder of her exceptional talent.

He's a product of so much suffering. A kind of hero, brilliant, and he made a wonderful creative career and life. Thanks to BK and thanks for this video!

He called Houdini a “musician” 😂😂😂

Several mistakes and inaccuracies...but still. Good show

Oh, look at "The Railrodder". It's almost his finest hour.

Coincidence that I watched this video on his birthday by chance and choice. Happy Birthday, Mr. Keaton, a legend.

"It was rude, rough, dangerous, morally repugnant and it was a hit across the United States". That is how it is.

That was excellent. Keep up the good work.

That's all so sad, right up to the end, when his wife is practically ignoring him.

4:40 "Cut or gets killed" hahaha

he was in sunset boulevard as well in the 1950s

he's funny but makes you uneasy, and depressed, no smile, no expression.

How old was Mr. Keaon when he passed away the most important thing you MISSED"

Salute! Keep the job man!!

Brilliant video 🙏🏼

This is not 100% accurate, but helpful.

Wonderful

Well Done! Thanks

Legendary

the. original stuntman

Absolutely the best. Hands down. 💛💛💛

If they ever make a film about buster keaton, I think rami males would be perfect

Good one Britmonkey 👍

Lol a lot of this information is not right. His parents never lied about him being a dwarf, it was rumored by other people who would watch his plays. And he never broke his neck as a kid, it was actually during one of his movies in the 1920's so idk if this guy decided to read Buster's Wikipedia out loud or something but this shit is wrong.

I am a filmmaker and Buster is a huge inspiration for me. This video it great thank you BritMonkey.

M EX ICANS a r e EX a M e r ICANS

Sir buster Keaton legendary man

0:21 “Busta- Straight Busta!”

I like buster kiton and his videos

Made the best train movie!

Mad lad

And this is why the Industrial revolution is great...no regulations for anything but yet socictiy still functioned somehow.

He played almost as many roles as Johnny sins

He spent one day in school that's so weird

This guys were the real deal!not like today! Boring!

He is the best movie actor in the world

I wish I was born in the 20'

A savage upbringing- high strangeness and probably sex used to... poor boy- but he changed film history hands down. 🦖🇺🇸🎺🎷🥃🍸🦖🥃☄🥃🍸🇺🇸

Wow! The child abuse he had to endured. So sad to know his childhood.

Such a tragic life 😐

11:50 what song is he playing here ? Full video pls

Was Harry Houdini really a musician too? I can't find anything about it

man, keatons kinda cute...

i would only grant buster keaton the title of best silent film actor if you exclude charlie chaplin for his speaking appearances. buster keaton was the more impressive stuntman/daredevil tho

Buster Keaton is the BEST!

How was this person living to adulthood?

0:23 "Como dis... Como que si te enseñan un bebe y dices "esta bonito", este, obvia... Y en tu mente no piensas eso es que no estas siendo sincero, pero si lo dices que "esta bien culero", se oye feo"

He why always serious face

All that broken down crap he worked in probably filled his lungs with all sorts of cancer causing crap

9:13 MGM wanted him to talk, I dunno what book you’re reading this from but it’s full of BS

Honorable and well done tribute.

1:13 BS no he didn’t

He was very good but couldn't compare to Charlie Chaplin.

Very nice but you got some of your facts wrong he did not break his neck being thrown into an audience he broke his neck off a water tower while he was in film but nice job though

The life of busted balls

5:06 he didn’t break his neck he fractured it

I don't know if I want to watch any of his work truth be told. His upbringing and life story just make me sad. Abused as a child, conditioned to basically only crave the attention of others while being on a stage or set, losing his wife and children, becoming an alcoholic, ending up in a mental hospital and then finally dying from lung cancer after an extremely drawn out period of being broken by stagnating career. I'll give him deserved credit for being so stoic about it all. But what he was going through basically showcase everything that's wrong with "show business" in my view, and I wouldn't like the fact that someone is sitting here today, earning money from this mans misery.