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A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride

2026 • 52m

From 1920 to 1965, the great Buster Keaton made spectacular use of locomotives in his films. This video essay charts the course of his iconic cinematic career across the many tracks he rode along on s...

A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride

Cast

Buster Keaton

Buster KeatonSelf (Archival)

Roscoe Arbuckle

Roscoe ArbuckleSelf (Archival)

Marion Mack

Marion MackSelf (Archival)

Sybil Seely

Sybil SeelySelf (Archival)

Joe Keaton

Joe KeatonSelf (Archival)

Natalie Talmadge

Natalie TalmadgeSelf (Archival)

Joe Roberts

Joe RobertsSelf (Archival)

Glen Cavender

Glen CavenderSelf (Archival)

Red Skelton

Red SkeltonSelf (Archival)

Gerald Potterton

Gerald PottertonSelf (Archival)