While filming "The General", Keaton and the crew would play baseball with the locals each Sunday. Buster was apparently an excellent player, and some observers thought he was good enough to play in the pro leagues.
People in history, compared to our times, were more athletic and ''fit''. A couple of the possible reasons could be; a) they ate wholesome non-gmo foods, ate unrefined meat and did not eat refined carbs and sugars like widespread in modern times, b) they very more physicaly active whether they lived in rural or metropolitan areas, this was a global occurance.
One of the very few men who exude otherworld child like sadness and twinning that with curiosity, a problem solver, an innovator and adorable to extremes. Those eyes, that hair, that face. Even the way he wears a sports vest is cutesy. He's made for walking in the rain with a brolly that has holes in it, and tea parties with soft toys. He reminds me of BB8 from Star Wars. Just huggable. Can you tell I have an ever lasting crush on him!
@@davejones5640 Wow Davey! I'll bet you stayed up all night to come up with THAT one! So sorry I didn't come back to see it sooner than 9 months. More importantly however,... JESUS CHRIST LOVES YOU! (Even you!) JOHN 3:16! Hope you have found peace! Love you man!
Buster would have been around 30 when he played a college freshman in this movie in 1927. He was so youthful and vibrant throughout the silent movie era, regardless of his actual age, and only seemed to age once the era of talking pictures started and he also developed a drinking problem.
Most of these athletes were probably on the U.S.C. track team. The campus is right next to the stadium, and it became their football field after the Olympics..
the l.a. coliseum in it's early days, buster would also shoot there in 1923 for the football scenes in "three ages", right after the stadium was built. ann cornwall plays buster's love interest.
Smug Smugly wow, it is really amazing that there are some parallels between that world and this world. Even direct connections, such as yourself. It seems to a person 1/5th of your age that the world is completely different than it was before we came along. Art like this reinforces the idea to me that the mind and spirit are beside time. Thank you for your response!
morale, ognuno di noi ha un proprio ruolo nella vita. basta individuarlo ed i risultati arrivano! Moral: everyone of us has got his own role in life. Just find it and the goods results will come!
I remember participating in such games.. all those who had girlfriends wanted 1 day vacation so they put my name ( extremely single back then) in the games.. in events I never knew the rules ... I tried to through ball... 1 through was cancelled because of wrong technique rest were outside of the line... interesting part was nobody bothered... similar experience like this clip
Buster and chaplin were very funny in silent movies. When audio became available in the movie picture indutry, I feel both their personalities changed and I didn't like their voices it didn't match and the normal speed of frame rate changed everything. This however, on contrast was the best thing to happen to laurel and hardy because their personalities were finally presented better and they became loved even where the higher speed filming slowed to normal speed. Laurel and Hardy were meant to be movie picture stars from the silent era whereas Chaplin and buster were better at these times.
I'm always quick to mention Buster Keaton as one of my favorites, but visually, the shot put gag didn't really work. The gag is he's too weak, but he's visibly better toned, and more athletic then most of the "athletes" shown in the film.... he does the gag well, but it just doesn't sell for me in this case.
@@playonkorg far ahead for sure You should watch The General or Sherlock Jr. if you didn't. He creates so intense action scenes, uses so unusual camera angles, ingenious camera tricks, and explores self-reflective cinema narrative, that it's hard to believe, that his films were made about 100 years ago. In last restorations they looks like modern stylisation.
I think he was 5 foot 5? Or maybe 5 foot 4 1/2. But yeah he was seen as a babe. Anita loos said, "I used to think that looking across a pillow into the fabulous face of Buster Keaton would be a more thrilling destiny than any screen career." And tbh she has a point. He's peng af
So funny how he portrayed himself as a puny weakling, but you can't hide that physique. What a talent.
"True talent is playing a convincing amateur in fiction while being a master in real life." -Someone, probably
@@oscargill423 he was most definitely an an athlete beyond compere.
We was good looking and I love all his movies so much. Thank God for Buster Keaton!!!
another master-class...composition, acting, creativity, innovation, camera-technique...you name it.
As an ambitious athlete I wish there would be more such films combining sports and comedy. BK had many great talents.
Buster Keaton was one of the very best of any time..
That was a lot of fun. Keaton was really in great shape!
While filming "The General", Keaton and the crew would play baseball with the locals each Sunday. Buster was apparently an excellent player, and some observers thought he was good enough to play in the pro leagues.
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People in history, compared to our times, were more athletic and ''fit''.
A couple of the possible reasons could be;
a) they ate wholesome non-gmo foods, ate unrefined meat and did not eat refined carbs and sugars like widespread in modern times,
b) they very more physicaly active whether they lived in rural or metropolitan areas, this was a global occurance.
@@KenanTurkiye Absolutely true. We should teach our children to grow our own food and shun fast foods.
@@julioj3841 I fully agree with your wonderfull message.
Buster was amazing
His stunts still rival anyone in the business
I'm actually so thrilled he won the race
I love BK so much. He was more than anyone else.
One of the very few men who exude otherworld child like sadness and twinning that with curiosity, a problem solver, an innovator and adorable to extremes. Those eyes, that hair, that face. Even the way he wears a sports vest is cutesy. He's made for walking in the rain with a brolly that has holes in it, and tea parties with soft toys. He reminds me of BB8 from Star Wars. Just huggable.
Can you tell I have an ever lasting crush on him!
Same
He was drop dead gorgeous! 💕
Me too
Yes!
I think he was a gorgeous man. His eyes, his face, and his physique.😙
No one was ever better.
What a wonderful time in America
Who is watching in OCTOBER 2024
This was actually filmed in the L.A. COLISEUM while it was being built for the 1932 Olympic games! It was finished in 1928.
Very interesting!
That cross should be upside down with 666 on it.
Satan loves you.
@@davejones5640 Yeah that was cringy
I was hoping to find this info in the comments. Thanks for posting it.
@@davejones5640 Wow Davey! I'll bet you stayed up all night to come up with THAT one! So sorry I didn't come back to see it sooner than 9 months. More importantly however,... JESUS CHRIST LOVES YOU! (Even you!) JOHN 3:16! Hope you have found peace! Love you man!
The last section is worth the wait. Brilliant madness. Keaton was a god.
No, just one of the funniest people every on earth.
Keaton looked a lot more fit and muscular than the guys who were supposed to be the better athletes in this movie!
Buster would have been around 30 when he played a college freshman in this movie in 1927. He was so youthful and vibrant throughout the silent movie era, regardless of his actual age, and only seemed to age once the era of talking pictures started and he also developed a drinking problem.
Yes
Mr. Keaton is just too hilarious!👌😁😂😂👏
In his prime, Keaton had an incredible physique: lean and muscular.
he was quite the sprinter, 10.5 seconds from what I've read.
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@Little Leaf If you’re built like either Buster or Henry, then-in my humble opinion- you are doing fine.👍
@Little Leaf 👍
Most of these athletes were probably on the U.S.C. track team. The campus is right next to the stadium, and it became their football field after the Olympics..
the phenomenal solution 17:40 is just fantastic
beautiful buster keaton thank you brazil
Great shots of the just completed LA Memorial Coliseum, where five years later, the 1932 Summer Olympics would be held.
That clutch at the end was gold comedy
This is how I was trying to do track and field too... when I was younger.
the l.a. coliseum in it's early days, buster would also shoot there in 1923 for the football scenes in "three ages", right after the stadium was built. ann cornwall plays buster's love interest.
cool to see all the old techniques!
I was 12 years old when this episode aired. Interesting how the issues discussed here are the same as today.
So you’re 105 years old?
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Smug Smugly wow, it is really amazing that there are some parallels between that world and this world. Even direct connections, such as yourself. It seems to a person 1/5th of your age that the world is completely different than it was before we came along. Art like this reinforces the idea to me that the mind and spirit are beside time. Thank you for your response!
@@graxjpg anytime
@@smug8567 so how did a centarian learn to use youtube
SIMPLEMENTE EL MEJOR UN MAESTRO!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
the hammer throw is brilliant !..
..El lanzamiento de martillo es simplemente ..genial !
For me, it was the javelin throw...
I wish the whole film was here, instead of just these clips. The end sequence is so good in the full film.
It's readily available on UA-cam, just search.
Nice Buster Keaton, very interesting film!👏👏👏🙂🙃🙂
Javelin throw was the best😆
Agreed
mega artist !!!
It's a shame that he had to act like he couldn't actually do those events. I'm sure he was probably capable of excelling at most of them.
how was this guy not in a wheelchair on morphine when he was older is a miracle
Same as Jackie Chan.
Love his spirit
Moral of the story he was good in giving directions.
Einer der Besten !!!
Buster , master of comedy .
How the hell did he do the water stunt at the end? He was just incredible 😂☺️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏
Some of that stuff must’ve really hurt like hell 😣
A Master at work.. R.I.P.
I hate how relatable so much of this is.
Oye Google! Why such a long 18 sec ad? You've become so greedy.
Pay UA-cam Premium ok ?
Raju Sharma. I know what you mean.
Excellent!
10:02 - 10:03 poor boy if that ever happened to my baby brother I'd be in tears
Timeless comedy
Though he fails but teaches great leeson
Start small
Dont give up
Go big
Go Boom...
morale, ognuno di noi ha un proprio ruolo nella vita. basta individuarlo ed i risultati arrivano!
Moral: everyone of us has got his own role in life. Just find it and the goods results will come!
Super film😁😁😁
This must've been a blast to make
Que genio éste tipo!
Amazing but sad because nobody who is performing it will be living
I remember participating in such games.. all those who had girlfriends wanted 1 day vacation so they put my name ( extremely single back then) in the games.. in events I never knew the rules ... I tried to through ball... 1 through was cancelled because of wrong technique rest were outside of the line... interesting part was nobody bothered... similar experience like this clip
Black and white Jackie Chan 👌👌
Buster and chaplin were very funny in silent movies. When audio became available in the movie picture indutry, I feel both their personalities changed and I didn't like their voices it didn't match and the normal speed of frame rate changed everything. This however, on contrast was the best thing to happen to laurel and hardy because their personalities were finally presented better and they became loved even where the higher speed filming slowed to normal speed. Laurel and Hardy were meant to be movie picture stars from the silent era whereas Chaplin and buster were better at these times.
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Agreed
Is this music the original soundtrack?
Alguien tiene la película completa?
I wonder how much he had to practice each stunt?
Word is he didn't practice. Everything was spontaneous.
no homo but buster keaton was very handsome
you can say he was handsome and your sexuality will not change, dont worry
ValeriaTaylor no, BK straight up made me gay. I’m gay now because of this. Should I call the cops?
The ladies are too revealing someone cover them up... oh wait, they came for Buster Keaton. Carry on, ladies.
man, Buster is ripped..guess if you do those insane stunt you should be..
Ele era magrinho, mas era todo malhado, os músculos definidos....
Yes
Looks like from his build he'd have been a great middle distance runner.
Keaton, Chaplin 👍
super!
Éstas imágenes son un tesoro
Kisi performer ne nhi soncha hoga ki 93 saal baad aaj 2020 me bhi log unko mobile phone pr dekh rhe honge....
My pops had this on those brown strip video projectors when I was a kid wow yo pop I'm watching this on my cell phone
It's funny to watch how people used to high jump.
awesome, but why such characters including charlie chaplin, buster keaton, mr. bean etc are so lonely????????/
To reflect the world.
They are not the norm. They are apart. They are a little lost in our world.
Now I see Football Club Spartak Moscow has stolen their emblem from Buster's sleeveless shirt
Очень хотелось, чтобы он нашёл себя в спорте..
Was this filmed at UCLA?
6:51 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
BK was a devout true Catholic!
3:30 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂Era um genio
I'm always quick to mention Buster Keaton as one of my favorites, but visually, the shot put gag didn't really work. The gag is he's too weak, but he's visibly better toned, and more athletic then most of the "athletes" shown in the film.... he does the gag well, but it just doesn't sell for me in this case.
@Mel Bee Tim Conway more or less built his career on that concept... Especially the oldest man character.
Grip strength?
This is made in 1927? ....that was great work and technic for that time
Yes, it was. And it is considered as a weakest of his feature films.
@@busterkeatonvk I suspect he was ahead of his time
@@playonkorg far ahead for sure
You should watch The General or Sherlock Jr. if you didn't. He creates so intense action scenes, uses so unusual camera angles, ingenious camera tricks, and explores self-reflective cinema narrative, that it's hard to believe, that his films were made about 100 years ago. In last restorations they looks like modern stylisation.
@@busterkeatonvk just the close up and timing of the hand with the woman's ring in that kind of sharpness . Trendsetting camera technology
his spirit also entered the film from the auditorium
Lol Buster Keaton in the olympics
J adore ce mec
Посмотрел сделал вывод за последние 100 лет ничего не изменилось хотя поменялось 2. Ва. Поколения
1927,few days from now is 2020, what i am watching.mystery
Cherdleys is the modern day buster
yes neoenty the end
Aww !! Im like him !! always on the loser side.
Same here. That's why he's so endearing. ;)
We are laughing at someone's failure (in the video)...
THIS IS THE POINT. THIS IS WHAT MADE HIM FAMOUS AND RENOWN
kkkkkkkkkk isso é ilario mesmo kkkkkkkkkkkkkk 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😀
No one was a champion on the first day of training.
очень мало подсрачников. у Чарли веселее))
Meanwhile at East Technical High School or years later at Ohio State University.
Was he considered a sex symbol at the time? He couldn't have been more than 5'3"
He was very handsome and fit too.
I think he was 5 foot 5? Or maybe 5 foot 4 1/2. But yeah he was seen as a babe. Anita loos said, "I used to think that looking across a pillow into the fabulous face of Buster Keaton would be a more thrilling destiny than any screen career." And tbh she has a point. He's peng af
He was 5’5”
And I think very much appreciated then and now by the ladies.
I think he’s gorgeous here. Very nice body, high cheekbones, and incredibly talented.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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clumsy in gym sports hahaha keaton was also genius
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