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 Love nest" (1923), Buster embarks on a sea voyage to overcome the heartbreak of losing his beloved. During this journey, he joins the crew of a whaling ship with an uncompromising captain.
