Classic Hollywood
65 Episodes
They don’t make ’em like they used to! Enjoy these classics from the golden age of Hollywood and beyond.
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1:19:24Episode 1
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Episode 1
Directed by John S. Robertson • 1920 • United States
Starring John Barrymore, Brandon Hurst, Martha MansfieldConsidered by many to be the first great American horror film, John S. Robertson’s DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE allowed stage legend John Barrymore to deliver one of his most virtuosic screen...
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1:15:53Episode 2
Our Hospitality
Episode 2
Directed by Buster Keaton and John G. Blystone • 1923 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts, Natalie TalmadgeOUR HOSPITALITY broadened the boundaries of slapstick and proved that Buster Keaton was not just a comedian, he was an artist. Keaton stars as youthful dreamer Willie McKay...
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22:54Episode 3
The Blacksmith
Episode 3
Directed by Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. Clair • 1922 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe RobertsA bumbling blacksmith’s assistant tries his hand at fixing a car.
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24:37Episode 4
The Butcher Boy
Episode 4
Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle • 1917 • United States
Starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St. JohnBuster Keaton makes his film debut as one of a number of troublesome customers at a general store.
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24:41Episode 5
Day Dreams
Episode 5
Directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline • 1922 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Renée Adorée, Joe RobertsA luckless young man tries to impress his sweetheart’s father by getting a job—but winds up all wet.
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23:02Episode 6
Good Night Nurse
Episode 6
Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle • 1918 • United States
Starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Alice LakeIt’s shenanigans at a sanitarium—with Buster Keaton as a cleaver-wielding surgeon.
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21:03Episode 7
The High Sign
Episode 7
Directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline • 1921 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Bartine Burkett, Charles DoretyA day at the amusement park goes awry when Buster becomes an accidental hit man.
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21:59Episode 9
The Hayseed
Episode 9
Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle • 1919 • United States
Starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Molly MaloneFatty Arbuckle plays a hilarious game of hide and seek.
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19:57Episode 11
The Rough House
Episode 11
Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle and Buster Keaton • 1917 • United States
Starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Al St. John, Buster KeatonThe hapless proprietor of a seaside resort starts a fire and gets creative in the kitchen.
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19:24Episode 12
The Scarecrow
Episode 12
Directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline • 1920 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts, Sybil SeelyFarmhand Buster looks for love and ends up playing the dummy in a cornfield.
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1:09:31Episode 13
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Episode 13
Directed by Buster Keaton and Charles Reisner • 1928 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Tom McGuireSTEAMBOAT BILL, JR. was Buster Keaton’s last independent silent comedy and also one of his finest. He stars as the sensitive son of a gruff riverboat captain (Ernest Torrence...
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24:01Episode 14
Oh Doctor!
Episode 14
Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle • 1917 • United States
Starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St. JohnA doctor bets it all at the horse races and winds up in quite a fix.
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One Week
Episode 16
Directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline • 1920 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Sybil SeelyBuster Keaton’s first short as an independent producer displays his daredevil innovation as a pair of newlyweds struggle to assemble their prefab house.
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21:25Episode 17
Back Stage
Episode 17
Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle • 1919 • United States
Starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Jack Coogan Sr.The stagehands get in on the act during a vaudeville performance gone wrong.
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24:05Episode 18
The Haunted House
Episode 18
Directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline • 1921 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe RobertsAn unlucky bank clerk tangles with robbers hiding out in a haunted house.
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18:30Episode 19
The Frozen North
Episode 19
Directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline • 1922 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts, Sybil SeelyBuster gets snowbound in a Klondike melodrama spoof.
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26:28Episode 20
The Balloonatic
Episode 20
Directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline • 1923 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Babe London, Phyllis HaverBuster takes a wild hot-air-balloon ride and finds misadventure in the great outdoors.
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25:48Episode 21
Coney Island
Episode 21
Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle • 1917 • United States
Starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Al St. John, Buster KeatonA man attempts to give his wife the slip at Coney Island.
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1:04:16Episode 22
Three Ages
Episode 22
Directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline • 1923 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Margaret Leahy, Wallace BeeryA brilliant historical satire teeming with inventive flourishes, Buster Keaton’s THREE AGES is a silent comedy of truly epic proportions. Keaton’s first feature is a clever ...
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23:50Episode 23
The Love Nest
Episode 23
Directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline • 1923 • United States
Starring Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts, Virginia FoxSpurned by his fiancée, Buster Keaton sets sail for the high seas, where he squares off against a tyrannical whaling-vessel captain.