The Buster Keaton Story
- IMDb link: 0050218
- IMDb rating: 5.2 (363 votes) Search
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Biography
- Director: Sidney Sheldon, Peter Lorre
- Cast: Donald O'Connor, Ann Blyth, Rhonda Fleming and others
- Release date: 1 May 1957
- Release year: 1957
- Runtime: 91 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: character name as title, buster keaton character, four word title, showbiz drama, hollywood biopic, silent filmmaking as subject, vaudeville comedian, silent movie actor, movie comedian, silent film star
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An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton.
Buster Keaton leaves his family vaudeville act for the movies. He starts out as a bit player but quickly becomes famous as he acts in and directs his own films. Casting director Gloria Brent is in love with him, but he favors a starlet. When she rejects him, he starts drinking, a problem which only worsens when sound destroys silent cinema and his career. Will Gloria's love and his desire to make people laugh win out?
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