The Railrodder

Gerald Potterton,
1965,
24 min 47 s

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From director Gerald Potterton (Heavy Metal), this short film starring Buster Keaton was one of the last films of Keaton's long career. As "the railrodder" he crosses Canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. True to his genre, the film is full of sight gags as Keaton putt-putts his way to British Columbia. Not a word is spoken throughout, and Keaton is as spry and ingenious at fetching laughs as he was in the days of the silent slapsticks.

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The Railrodder

CoryTheRaven

“It's awesome to see Buster Keaton in such good form after all those years. And living it up with one his great loves: trains. Wow, I totally want to cross Canada by railway speeder!”

10 Feb 2010

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