Keaton's Silent Shorts: Beyond the Laughter

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Copyright © 1996 by the Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University Second paperback edition 2010 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 13 12 11 10 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Oldham, Gabriella. Keaton’s silent shorts : beyond the laughter / Gabriella Oldham. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Keaton, Buster, 1895–1966—Criticism and interpretation. I. Title. PN2287.K4048 1996 95-13970 791.43'092 CIP ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-3002-7 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 0-8093-3002-4 (pbk.) ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-1952-7 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 0-8093-1952-7 (pbk.) ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-1951-0 (cloth) ISBN-10 0-8093-1951-9 (cloth) ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-8594-2 (ebook) ISBN-10: 0-8093-8594-5 (ebook) The illustrations used in this book are from the collection of the author and are reproductions of film and publicity stills originally copyrighted by Metro Pictures. The author gratefully acknowledges the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Los Angeles) and the Museum of Modern Art / Film Stills Archive (New York) for their assistance in providing the duplicates of the stills from which the illustrations were reproduced. Frontispiece: Cops (March 1922). Courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. To my Italian grandmother, whose favorite actor was Boo-stair Kay-ah-tohn. To my Italian mother, whose strength and beauty come from the storms of Life. Boo-stair would be proud. Tutto arriva a chi sa aspettare. ...