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Author: Mike Swisher

May 14, 2022 Actor / Director / Writer

Buster Keaton

Early Years Born on October 4, 1895, Joseph “Buster” Keaton was thrown, literally, into the family business. His father, Joseph

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April 23, 2022 Comedy / Silent / Sport / USA

Battling Butler (1926)

Alfred Butler, played by Keaton, is a young member of an affluent family and an example of the idle rich.

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March 13, 2022 Actor / Composer / Director / Producer / Writer

Charlie Chaplin

Early On Charlie Chaplin was a master of the comedic drama, however that is not how he started. As a

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March 12, 2022 Comedy / Family / Romance / Silent / USA

The Circus (1928)

The Tramp gets mixed up with a pickpocket and finds himself running from the law. During the chase, he ends

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February 5, 2022 Comedy / Drama / Silent / USA

The Kid (1921)

The tramp finds an orphan infant in an alley and raises him as his own. By the age of 5,

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