The Railrodder (1965)

Directed by

John Spotton, Gerald Potterton, Buster Keaton

Genre

comedy film, silent film, road movie, travelogue

Country

Canada

Runtime

24 min

Rated

11

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Buster Keaton takes a cross-Canada train trip with no dialogue. He quietly explores the scenery and towns along the way.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalnostalgicgentleobservationalbreezycharmingquiet

What happens

The Railrodder is a 1965 short comedy film starring Buster Keaton in one of his final film roles, directed and written by Gerald Potterton and produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). A 25-minute comedic travelogue of Canada, The Railrodder was also Keaton's final silent film, as the film contains no dialogue and all sound effects are overdubbed. The backdrop to all of this is the Canadian countryside, as The Railrodder provides scenic views of Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies, the Rockies and the West Coast, c. 1964-65. Cities visited by Buster include Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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