Making Comedy Beautiful: Our Hospitality and the Birth of Buster Keaton's Features

Name: Making Comedy Beautiful: Our Hospitality and the Birth of Buster Keaton's Features
Released: 2011-03-22
Duration: 26 min
Cast: Courtney Patterson

201126m

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Short documentary about Buster Keaton's first venture into features.

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Courtney Patterson

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