Buster aids a Native American tribe in protecting their land from avaricious oil barons. In the film "The Paleface" (1922), malicious oil barons give the tribe just one day to vacate their land. The Indian chief instructs his warriors to kill the first white man they encounter. Buster appears while chasing a butterfly. Later, he continuously shifts the stake to which he is tied and at which he is meant to be burned. Eventually, he becomes part of the tribe and assists them in their struggle.
A series of accidents leads a young man to be pursued by the entire police force of a big city. "Cops" is a 1922 American two-reel silent comedy film featuring Buster Keaton as a young man who inadvertently incurs the wrath of the entire Los Angeles Police Department during a parade and is chased all over town.
Due to a judicial error, Buster finds himself married to a large, domineering woman with an unfriendly father and four bullying brothers. "My Wife's Relations" is a 1922 American short comedy film that, like most of Buster Keaton's signature works, not only highlights his directorial skill but also showcases his talent for acting and stunts in the lead role.
Buster Keaton repairs cars, shoes horses, invents several things with varying success. "The Blacksmith" is a 1922 American short comedy film co-written, co-directed, and starring Buster Keaton. In the film, Buster plays an assistant blacksmith to the large worker portrayed by Joe Roberts, leading to the expected comedic outcomes.
In the Frozen North (1992), Buster dreams he’s a gunslinger in the Alaskan frontier who bungles robberies and woos his pretty neighbor to comic mishaps before her husband fights and seeming kills dream Buster, waking him in a theater.
Despite no expertise, hapless Buster gets certified as an engineer, then predictably botches wiring up an entire home in the zany silent comedy.
Eager to impress his girlfriend's doubting dad, bumbling Buster heads to the big city and sends her fanciful updates glorifying his actual mundane jobs like vet assistant and janitor as successful surgeon and Wall Street tycoon roles.
Buster Keaton blends amusing amusement park gags and fish-out-of-water wilderness survival in The Balloonatic, a sweet 1923 silent rom-com showing the comedy legend crafting an endearing emotional arc for his hapless character amidst a series of adventurous misfortunes culminating in a charming meet-cute.
In the 1917 film "The Butcher Boy," a lively scene unfolds within a general store as both customers and clerks engage in playful antics. The film showcases Roscoe, who humorously emerges from a freezer sporting a fur coat, followed by an impressive display of skillful cleaver tossing. This movie also marks Buster Keaton's film debut, where his character is seen purchasing a pail of molasses.
In "The Rough House" (1917), Roscoe is depicted as running a seaside resort with his wife and his mother-in-law. Buster takes on multiple roles in this film, first as a gardener who extinguishes a fire accidentally started by Roscoe. He then transforms into a delivery boy and gets into a scuffle with the cook, portrayed by St. John. Finally, Buster assumes the role of a police officer as the plot unfolds.
