The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
- Directed by
- Sidney Sheldon
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This movie tells a fictionalized version of silent film star Buster Keaton's life. It shows his rise to fame and his personal struggles.
nostalgicmelancholiclighthearteddramaticold-fashionedromanticizedbittersweet
What happens
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. The film was described by AllMovie as "sublimely inaccurate" regarding details of Keaton's life. It was produced by Paramount Pictures, which paid Keaton $50,000 for the rights to his life story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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