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Tars and Stripes (1935)

Tars and Stripes poster
Directed by
Charles Lamont, Buster Keaton
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Rated
NR
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short comedy featuring Buster Keaton as a hapless navy recruit. He stumbles through training exercises and causes a series of silly mishaps.

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What happens

Tars and Stripes is a 1935 American Educational Pictures short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The film was shot at Naval Training Center San Diego, California. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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