Buster Keaton Rides Again (Screens with High Steel)

This screening took place on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 5:30 pmYukon Theatre

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Buster Keaton Rides Again

In this film Keaton rides across Canada on a railway scooter and, between times, rests in a specially appointed passenger coach where he and Mrs. Keaton lived during their Canadian film assignment. This film is about how Buster Keaton made a Canadian travel film, The Railrodder. In this informal study the comedian regales the film crew with anecdotes of a lifetime in show business. Excerpts from his silent slapstick films are shown.

Screens with:

High Steel

Dir. Don Owen, Canada, 1965 | 13 MIN

This short documentary offers a dizzying view of the Mohawk of Kahnawake who work in Manhattan erecting the steel frames of skyscrapers. Famed for their skill in working with steel, the Mohawks demonstrate their nimble abilities in the sky. As a counterbalance, the viewer is also allowed a peek at their quieter community life on the Kahnawake Reserve, in Quebec.

 

Screening as part of our 70 Years of Yukon Cinema celebration!