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The Buster Keaton Story is a 1957 American biographical drama film directed by Sidney Sheldon and written by Sidney Sheldon and Robert Smith, following the life of Buster Keaton. The film stars Donald O'Connor, Ann Blyth, Rhonda Fleming, Peter Lorre, Larry Keating and Jackie Coogan. It was released on April 21, 1957, by Paramount Pictures.
- Sidney Sheldon, Robert Smith
- Victor Young
- Forum Productions
The Buster Keaton Story: Directed by Sidney Sheldon. With Donald O'Connor, Ann Blyth, Rhonda Fleming, Peter Lorre. An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Sidney Sheldon
- 1957-05
The fictional Keaton film The Criminal depicted in The Buster Keaton Story was a reworking of the comedian's 1922 short film Cops, including gags from his 1924 feature film Sherlock, Jr. (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30).
- Sidney Sheldon, Francisco Day
- Donald O'connor
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Buster Keaton leaves his family vaudeville act for the movies.
- 91 min
- 2
- Classic Movie Collection
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The Buster Keaton Story 1957 1 hr. 31 min. Biography List Reviews Based on the life of the silent-film comedian (Donald O'Connor) and his women (Ann Blyth, Rhonda Fleming).
- Biography
The Buster Keaton Story is the sublimely inaccurate life story of immortal film comedian Buster Keaton, played by Donald O'Connor. The film begins with young Buster appearing in his parents' circus acrobatic act (the real Keatons never appeared in a circus, but were vaudevillians instead).