The Navigator (1924) Buster Keaton

[@echoecho3108]

Thanx so much for sharing! I had been looking for a version of The Navigator, with appropriate music, that wasn't colorized, and here it is! Thank you so very much! Buster Keaton. What a man. He could do it all. And did! No CGI. What you saw was all Buster. Wrote. Directed. Produced. Acted. Comedy. Drama. Composed, played, and sang. Danced. Conceived and executed stunts. Designed and built machines and props for gags. The famous watertower torrent broke his neck! (Sherlock Jr. --- Buster didn't account for such water pressure And he didn't know he'd broken his neck 'til years later at a routine exam when his doctor told him so.) And, oh, that well-known falling housefront bit! (Steamboat Bill Jr. --- He only had about a 2" clearance in that window.) Quite impressive! The Great Stone Face. (Buster found out during his time in vaudeville with his parents, that if he laughed during a bit, the audience didn't, so he trained himself to keep a straight face all the time.) The Greatest of All Time! A really Great guy. The true Iron Man: broke most every bone in his body, and kept going. And . . . He had pinpoint accuracy with a custard pie at 27 feet, even in his later years! RIP, darling Buster, and thanx so very much for the magic, music, and memories. (Yes. I absolutely adore Buster Keaton. For 70+ years now.)

[@ThomasPollock95]

Glad to hear love and appreciation for the great pioneer and artist of physical comedy. Im glad I have a few of these out there now as I believe they are getting harder to find.

[@echoecho3108]

@@ThomasPollock95 😊👍 Great! I'll look them up. Thanx again!

[@billd.iniowa2263]

Yay! Buster saves the day! Love these great films. :-)

[@XtreamBrands]

Good clean print and nice music thanks for a wonderful upload!

[@MFuria-os7ln]

This is a masterpiece, so funny, Keaton is a Genius!!!

[@5dinsdale]

Amazing that the S.S. Buford was rented out (before being scrapped) to be used as a "prop" for this gem of a movie. One of my favorite Keaton flicks!!

[@premanadi]

He is inspired to get married by the sight of a happy, well-off newlywed African-American couple. Not presented as a joke at all. That must have been amazingly radical when this film was released! You have to wonder about the choice to cast the roles that way and what the audiences' reactions were.

[@Concetta20]

His face when she faints is priceless! "Oh, crap! What do I do now?"

[@joyousbloom731]

Thanks for posting - Buster was one of the best!

[@xionoricastillo871]

love that takes the car across the street it made me laugh

[@Concetta20]

The "Buster shimmy" never fails to terrify.

[@laxmankavithapatil6652]

buster Keaton super comdey actress i love all videos thank you

[@TinLizzie-uc1jw]

58:28 I remember playing this song in my school band! It’s called the “Billboard March”. I had no idea it was in The Navigator... that’s so cool!

[@echoecho3108]

I'm puzzled. The video only lasts 58:01, so where, please, is the song you referenced? Thank you!

[@tamaraharris937]

Really good slient film.

[@YouFlex1]

Keaton is Amezing Actor Alweys

[@MarthaStout0202]

Thank you!

[@monkeyg333]

Love this one! 58:54 gets me every time, so cute!

[@chloefletcher2233]

The reason Buster Keaton was called "the great stone face" was because he signed a contract stating he couldn't smile in any films. This was what gave him his charm.

[@ThomasPollock95]

I agree- became his trademark.

[@echoecho3108]

According to Buster, when he was in vaudeville with his parents, he learned that if he laughed, the audience didn't. So, he trained himself to keep a straight face always.

[@mistysilence2]

if you think about it, a nice thing about having a film be silent, is that when you're shooting it, the director can yell cues and such to the actors and actresses. like at 13:00, you can tell, say, Buster, 'you need to speed up!/slow down!' or something. i'm sure that they practice these scenes to death before they start rolling, to save on wasted film, but i'm sure something like that has happened at least once or twice. daaang, carrying a soaked fainted woman up a shaky ladder while he himself is soaked? impressive. he never entirely looks like he could manage half the things he does in films.

[@ThomasPollock95]

Your right, I have found that aspect exciting! Like what we see in films showing them filming it, and you see the director yelling things like "yes now walk towards the door, but slowly. Then look down. Yes like that" I will try a short silent film of my own some time so long as it fits. Comedy is not what it used to be- Keaton was amongst the many comedy geniuses and you can tell he was disciplined. Thanks for commenting :)

[@mistysilence2]

no problem! i would hesitate to call him a 'jack of all trades', because he seems a bit too good at everything to simply be a jack! i wish you luck on your silent film uvu

[@JT29501]

+mistysilence2 Italian movies by Fellini and the likes also have this advantage - the films were shot silent and then the dialogue dubbed on later. Fellini would literally shout at his actors all the way through a take. It did have its disadvantages though, such as the mouth moving without sound and vice versa.

[@lunatim]

Awesome!

[@joseassuncao5598]

splendida video O Grande artiste Marinheiro THE NAVIGATOR 1924 bonita musica

[@petermaxwell4904]

at the 33 minute mark, this is dada-surrealism, playing with WET cards; DALI would have seen this in the 20's !!

[@Concetta20]

Swordfish fight!

[@amyclarke41]

liked him 😆

[@LeGhostX]

55:05 did that guy survive?

[@andrewfernandez4609]

1924 was the year he who gets slapped been released and the film company became m.g.m.

[@Concetta20]

Oh no! They're going to sacrifice her to King Kong! :)

[@MRjonz54]

Noble Johnson fan?

[@arkadyvolgin175]

Philippines...

[@ShanRees]

Catalina Island

[@swamplifecontrol]

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