Posts tagged the high sign.
The High Sign begins in motion; in a close shot, a freight train—a great blur of wheels and pistons—roars by on the horizontal. Out of nowhere, Buster comes flying into the frame, landing feet-first in the foreground. Our hero gets up, dusts himself off, dons his porkpie, and is off—from one adventure to the next, it seems. It is a fitting start—in medias res—to a lifetime of restless beginnings.
—Buster Keaton: Tempest in a Flat Hat by Edward McPherson
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Buster Keaton in his first short film, The High Sign (with Joe Roberts and Bartine Burkett)
1 year ago on May 31, 2011 at 10:12pm
2 years ago on March 03, 2011 at 10:51pm
The crew of The High Sign giving us the titular gesture. From left to right: co-director Eddie Cline, cinematographer Elgin Lessley, unknown, Buster Keaton, and unknown.
2 years ago on June 21, 2010 at 11:05am
