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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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