WIP Wednesday - A promotional photo from "Back Stage," from 1919. With Roscoe Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, and Al St. John.

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This Day in Buster… April 22, 1905
The New York Dramatic Mirror prints an ad for The Three Keatons:

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This Day in Buster… April 21, 1924
“Sherlock Jr” is released. Buster Keaton parodies the advertisements peddling book, disguise, and magnifying glass for just a dollar down payment, made popular by the love of fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes.

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TV Tuesday - The Buster Keaton Show, "The Detective Story," 1951, finds Buster in the back of the sporting goods store where he is studying to be a detective. Falling asleep, he dreams that he is a private investigator.

This Day in Buster... April 20, 1927
The Truth advertises "The General" with this promotional photo of Buster Keaton and Marion Mack.

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Movie Monday: Buster Keaton is in love with the girl next door in “Neighbors,” 1920; that girl being Virginia Fox, who would appear with him in eight other features, nine if you include “The Love Nest,” where she is the treacherous viper in the photo.

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Sunday Sales - You won’t go too far wrong with Binnie Brennan’s ‘Like Any Other Monday’ - it’s a charming novel influenced & inspired by a young Buster Keaton in vaudeville. buff.ly/RjEo7Hq

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This Day in Buster… April 19, 1924
“Sherlock Jr.” has its U.S. opening in Boston. Almost 500 feet of finished film was cut after Buster Keaton showed previews to gauge audience reaction. That’s about seven and a half minutes of footage.

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Saturday Captions: Caption this promo pic from Buster Keaton's 'Seven Chances,' 1926.

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This Day in Buster… April 18, 1930
"Free And Easy,” Buster Keaton’s first talkie where he actually speaks (and sings), opens in New York City.

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This Day in Buster... April 17, 1924
The Coffeyville on "Three Ages" "Buster saw the woman he loved lying on a cliff so he marched bravely up, sunk his fingers into her long hair and began to pull. She stood up towering above him and she--See "Three Ages" to see what cave women did to their mates."

Promotional photos of Buster Keaton's "The Navigator," 1924.

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Throwback Thursday—A full-page advertisement and review of Buster Keaton's "An Old Spanish Custom," printed in the Manila, Philippines paper, "The Tribune."

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This Day in Buster… April 16, 1927
"Battling Butler,” with the title "El boxeador,” opens in Spain.

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WIP Wednesday - Promotional photos for "Sidewalks of New York," 1931 with Buster Keaton, Anita Page, Cliff Edwards, and Syd Saylor.

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This Day in Buster… April 15, 1965
“Beach Blanket Bingo” is released.

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TV Tuesday - On "I've Got a Secret," 1957, Buster Keaton judges a pie-eating contest with host Gary Moore and panelists Bill Cullen, Jayne Meadows, Henry Morgan, and Faye Emerson.

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This Day in Buster… April 14, 1924
“Sherlock Jr." has its U.S. opening in Boston ahead of the premiere in LA on the 26th.

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Movie Monday - “Le Roi des Champs-Élysées” (1934) was Buster’s first completed feature project after leaving MGM—a French film that is actually a lot of fun, although sadly, the majority of Buster’s dialogue is dubbed.

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This Day in Buster… April 13, 1931
"Doughboys,” with the title "Han stod i rök och damm,” meaning “He Stood in Smoke and Dust,” opens in Sweden.

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"One Week” was a roaring success, & when Buster was injured whilst making “The Electric House,” they got the film back off that shelf whilst he recovered.

This Day in Buster… April 12, 1921
“The High Sign" is released. This was the first short Buster Keaton made independently; however, he shelved the picture & convinced Joseph Schenck that he should make a completely different movie.

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This Day in Buster... April 11, 1930
The Seattle Star advertises Buster Keaton's "Free and Easy" with this promotional photo, calling it "A million laffs!"

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Saturday Captions - Caption these promotional photos from Buster Keaton's "General Nuisance," released by Columbia, with Dorothy Appleby, Monte Collins, and Nick Arno.

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This Day in Buster… April 10, 1921
The Omaha World Herald reviews, "Keaton has chosen the expressive title of 'The Goat' and, in his own amusing way, proceeds to show how many mishaps may befall the innocent bystander."

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Buster Keaton & Johnny Weissmuller in Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs, 1936.

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This Day in Buster... April 9, 1928
The Yonkers Statesman reports that Buster Keaton, along with his wife Natalie and sister-in-law Constance Talmadge, arrived at Grand Central Station in New York to film scenes for "The Cameraman."

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Throwback Thursday—Buster Keaton signs this promo pic for “Spite Marriage." - “To Tiempo de Cine team, with my best wishes—Regards, Buster Keaton.”

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This Day in Buster... April 8, 1923
The Atlanta Journal shares this photo with the caption, "Buster Keaton, the second, makes his official debut in motion pictures with his aunt, Constance Talmadge, and his father, in supporting roles."

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