"Actor: Buster Keaton"

• Buster Keaton-College | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Coming hard on the heels of Keaton's comic masterpiece The General this was a relaxing romp in both setting and approach after the exacting precision of the American Civil War comic-drama. Those knowledgable of silent comedy may wish to compare it with Harold Lloyd's earlier The Freshman.

• Buster Keaton-Battling Butler | DVD | (15/02/2010) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Buster Keaton stars as Alfy butler a rich halfwit whose father sends him off on a hunting and fishing trip to make a man of him. He unwittingly becomes embroiled in prizefighting and is pitted against the world champion.

• The Buster Keaton Box | DVD | (25/08/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This DVD box set includes: The Electric House - 1922 The Boat - 1921 The Paleface - 1922 The Frozen North - 1922 The Playhouse - 1921 Cops - 1922 The Balloonatic - 1923 The Scarecrow - 1920 One Week - 1920

• College | DVD | (20/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.94

• Our Hospitality/Sherlock, Jr. | DVD | (23/11/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.94

• Saphead | DVD | (20/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.94

• Speak Easily | DVD | (12/01/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Buster Keaton stars as Professor Post a shy clumsy scatterbrain who sees his chance for a new life when he inherits 0 000. In search of adventure and companionship he meets The Midnight Maids theater company on an outbound train. Enamored with the troupe's lead dancer and duped by the shady piano player (Jimmy Durante) the Professor uses his inheritance to become the benefactor of the show. Convinced of their talent he leads them to Broadway where he is certain their classic drama will catapult them into stardom. When the production hits the stage and Professor Post discovers he's financed a girlie show he'll do anything to halt the objectionable material - even if it means becoming the star himself! The best of Buster Keaton's sound era features Speak Easily contrasts his befuddled innocent character with the fast-talking antics of Jimmy Durante. Sydney Toler (the future Charlie Chan) makes an appearance as a bewildered stage manager.

• Comedy 10-DVD Box Set | DVD | (24/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £40.99

  This mammoth of a box set contains ten great comedy titles from the golden era of cinema. Features: 1.Jack And The Beanstalk 2.Buster Keaton: Vol. 1 3.The Charlie Chaplin Collection: Vol. 1 4.Laurel & Hardy: Flying Deuces 5.The Charlie Chaplin Collection: Vol. 2 6.Laurel & Hardy Collection: Vol. 1 7.Buster Keaton: Vol. 2 8.Laurel & Hardy Collection: Vol. 2 9.Laurel & Hardy Collection: Vol. 3 10.Africa Screams For individual synopses please refer to individual titles.

• The General | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  A train engineer is turned down when he tries to join the confederate army during the civil war because his job is deemed too important. But when his train is stolen by union soldiers he finds himself in the war after all...

• Buster Keaton - Vol. 1 | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £6.46   |  Saving you £-4.47 (-224.60%)   |  RRP £1.99

  A former movie child vaudeville star Buster Keaton moved into movies in 1917 with an apperance in Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle's The Butcher Boy. Within three years he was a star in his own right. Convict 13 (1920) - Buster is out playing golf when he gets knocked unconscious by a flying ball. Whilst he is out cold an escaped convict steals his clothes so when he awakes he finds himself on his way to prison where he is to be hanged the following day. The High Sign (1921)

• Buster Keaton - Vol. 1 | DVD | (26/03/2001) from £16.08   |  Saving you £9.17 (61.88%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Our Hospitality / 1923: Keaton plays a New Yorker who returns to his roots in the South and finds himself involved in a feud between his family and that of the woman he loves. Packed with superb visuals and sight gags including a train journey which has to be seen to be believed. Sherlock Jnr. / 1924: A mild mannered theatre projectionist dreams of becoming a great detective when he enters the film he is projecting. This is one of Keaton's finest masterpieces which within its

• Buster Keaton - Vol. 6 | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  CollegeKeaton stars as Ronald an idealistic freshman who attends Clayton College in pursuit of higher learning but finds himself instead embroiled in a war of athletics as he fights for the love of his coed Mary. More than he had in any other feature Keaton stretched the boundaries of solo physical comedy.Pale FaceIn this hilarious gag-bound short Buster helps a Native American tribe in defending their land from greedy developers.BlacksmithThis hilari

• Buster Keaton - Vol. 7 | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Go WestA fascinating alternative to the manic stunt work and elaborate sight gags that distinguish the films of Buster Keaton Go West offers a rare and satisfying glimpse of his talent for more expressive comedy: charming moments of intimate humor flavoured with rich pathos.Hard LuckSight gags a galore Hard Luck (which Keaton named as his favourite short work) follows a suicidal Buster as he makes a final effort at fitting in with society at a swank country club.

• Buster Keaton - Vol. 8 | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  The GeneralBased on a true incident in the American Civil War Keaton plays an engineer determined to recapture his stolen locomotive 'The General' and his girl friend captured by Union soldiers. Often voted one of the best films ever made and said to be Keaton's own favourite this beautifully crafted film has solid scripting meticulous attention to detail magnificent battle scenes and ingenious stunt work.The Electric HouseIn this classic short Buster turns an o

• Steamboat Bill, Jr. | DVD | (26/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.36

  Steamboat Bill Jr dates from 1928 and is the last great film Buster Keaton made before he gave up his independence and signed for MGM. Buster is the rather fey son of an elderly steamboat owner who is being driven out of business by a wealthy competitor. More by accident than intention Buster turns things around and gets the girl as well. The last 15 minutes are truly astonishing: a storm sequence in which a whole town is blown apart, with Buster experiencing a series of amazing escapes as buildings fall down around his ears. On the DVD: The print is a good one, best seen in the 4:3 ration, with unobtrusive organ music added. As a nautical extra there's The Boat, a 1921 short (the print not in such a good state as the feature), in which in the course of launching his newly built craft Buster manages to wreck his house, tip his car into the river and sink the boat. And that's only the beginning. --Ed Buscombe

• Charlie Chaplin - Limelight | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  One of Charlie Chaplin's most personal projects was 1952's Limelight for which he composed the unforgettably haunting score and which featured his son Sydney in a major supporting role. The result is a bittersweet masterwork, a May-September romance between an ascendant ballerina (Claire Bloom in only her second film) and a fading clown. Script and performances are superb, and though entirely studio-made, with London recreated in America, Chaplin's great visual sensibility ensures the production never feels stage-bound. The story harks back to the glory years of Music Hall and in fictionalised form draws heavily on Chaplin's experiences as recounted in his superb autobiography. More affectionate and philosophical than the comparable Sunset Boulevard (1950), the story movingly echoes A Star is Born (1937) and The Red Shoes (1948), while one brilliant touch is the inclusion of Chaplin's fellow "silent" era star, Buster Keaton as his stage partner. Comedy is not forgotten, but this is at heart a moving reflection on the passage of time, a deeply autobiographical work in which the never seen background of the Great War is an ironic contrast to Chaplin's celebration of youth, theatre, music, love and life itself. On the DVD: Limelight is presented in the original 4:3 black and white with excellent mono sound and a picture which apart from a little unobtrusive grain is absolutely immaculate. Also included are French and Italian-dubbed versions and an English Dolby Digital 5.1 version of the soundtrack, which simply adds unnecessary spatial processing to the mono original. The disc features multiple subtitle options, including English for hard of hearing. Disc 2 features a very useful six-minute introduction by David Robinson and an excellent 26-minute new documentary featuring contributions from Claire Bloom, Sydney Chaplin and Bernardo Bertolucci. One remarkable extra is Chaplin's entire Oscar-winning 58-minute score available as 36 separate musical cues in excellent mono. There is a four-minute scene that was included in the original release of the film and later cut, an unfinished short from 1919, The Professor (6 min), which introduces the flea circus idea developed in Limelight, as well as English and Italian trailers. Also included is a nine-section photo gallery and selection of posters, as well as two extracts from Chaplin reading Footlights, the unpublished novel upon which he based the film. Finally, 15 minutes of colour home movies show the star with his family in 1950 and more remarkably, revisiting the London of his youth in 1959. --Gary S Dalkin

• Three Ages | DVD | (23/11/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.36