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- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonAl St. JohnCustomers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses.Short films
Starring Roscoe Arbuckle, featuring Buster Keaton (from 29 -41) - DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonAl St. JohnRoscoe, his wife and his mother-in-law run a seaside resort. Buster plays a gardener who puts out a fire started by Roscoe, then a delivery boy who fights with the cook St. John, then a cop.
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonAl St. JohnIn a drugstore Al and Roscoe are rivals for Alice. Roscoe slings melons and operates the gas pump. Buster delivers a wedding gown for Alice, begins modeling it, is mistaken for Alice and is kidnapped by Al.
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonAl St. JohnRoscoe is a doctor who falls in love with a pretty woman whose boyfriend, in turn, falls in love with Roscoe's wife's jewelry.
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonJoe BordeauxRoscoe tries to dump his wife so he can enjoy the beach attractions. Buster arrives with Alice, who is taken away from him by Al, who loses her to Roscoe. Bathing beauties and Keystone Kops abound.
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonAl St. JohnThis was the film debut of Joe Keaton, Buster's dad. In one scene he kicks each of the principals into a horse trough. Roscoe owns a blacksmith shop and Joe a garage in the town of Jazzville. They are rivals for schoolteacher Alice but join forces against new arrival Al. Buster performs at a village ball.
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonAl St. JohnAfter escaping from a marauding group of Indians, a wandering bartender teams up with a saloon owner, only to find themselves up against a ruthless outlaw who is after an unprotected Salvation Army girl. Can they beat him at his own game?
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonAl St. JohnAt the Elk's Head Hotel bellhops torment the lobby, each other and guests. The elevator is powered by a stubborn horse. A sham robbery turns into a real one. And there is a chase on a runaway trolley.
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonAl St. JohnA feud between the Owens and the Gillettes ends when the last remaining Gillette is killed, but new trouble erupts for the mountain folk with the arrival of a U.S. revenue agent and his assistant. The revenuers search high and low for the secret hideaway where the mountain people prepare illegal alcohol, but end up in deep trouble that only a little movie magic can save them from.
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonAl St. JohnRoscoe's wife wants him committed to the No Hope Sanitarium for a cure from drink. He is greeted by blood spattered, cleaver-wielding Buster and a barely clad female patient. He eats a thermometer and must be rushed into surgery.
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonAl St. JohnChaos reigns at an upscale restaurant as a cook and a waiter juggle their responsibilities.
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonAl St. JohnWorking their fingers to the bone to prepare the set for an upcoming performance, the enthusiastic stagehands, Roscoe and Buster, find themselves on stage when the cast quits. However, is will alone enough to earn a big round of applause?
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonMolly MaloneBuster manages the store while Roscoe delivers the mail, taking time out for hide-and-seek with Molly. The constable, also interested in Molly, steals $300 while being observed by Buster.
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBuster KeatonMolly MaloneRoscoe and Buster operate a combination garage and fire station. In the first half they destroy a car left for them to clean. In the second half they go off on a false alarm and return to find their own building on fire.X
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonSybil SeelyJoe RobertsA newly wedded couple attempts to build a house with a prefabricated kit, unaware that a rival sabotaged the kit's component numbering.Starring Buster Keaton(from 42-60)
- DirectorHerbert BlachéWinchell SmithStarsEdward JobsonBeulah BookerEdward ConnellyThe simple-minded son of a rich financier must find his own way in the world.Feature Films (From List 1 -28)
Starring Buster Keaton for Metro Pictures - DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonSybil SeelyJoe RobertsA young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonEdward F. ClineLuke the DogTwo inventive farmhands compete for the hand of the same girl.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonEdward F. ClineJack DuffyA young couple who live next to each other in tenement apartments do everything they can to be together despite of their feuding families.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonVirginia FoxJoe RobertsA bank clerk ends up in a seemingly haunted house that is actually a thieves' hideout.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonVirginia FoxJoe RobertsStrange things ensue after a young man attempts to take his own life.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonBartine BurkettCharles DoretyA drifter at an amusement park finds himself both the bodyguard and hit man of a man targeted by a criminal gang.
- DirectorBuster KeatonMalcolm St. ClairStarsBuster KeatonVirginia FoxJoe RobertsA series of adventures begins when an accident during photographing causes Buster to be mistaken for Dead Shot Dan, the local bad guy.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonEdward F. ClineMonte CollinsAfter waking up from his wacky dream, a theater stage hand inadvertently causes havoc everywhere he works.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonEdward F. ClineSybil SeelyBuster and his family go on a voyage on his homemade boat that proves to be one disaster after another.
- DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonVirginia FoxJoe RobertsBuster helps a Native American tribe save their land from greedy oil barons.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonEdward F. ClineVirginia FoxA series of mishaps manages to make a young man get chased by a big city's entire police force.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonWallace BeeryMonte CollinsBy accident, Buster and an intimidating woman end up married.
- DirectorBuster KeatonMalcolm St. ClairStarsBuster KeatonVirginia FoxJoe RobertsBuster Keaton shoes horses and repairs cars, with mixed results.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonEdward F. ClineMarion HarlanBuster plays a bumbling villain in this parody of melodrama.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonVirginia FoxJoe KeatonAfter being mistakenly certified as an electrical engineer, Buster is hired to wire a house.
- StarsCharles ChaplinJackie CooganBuster KeatonA rare film from First National set a gala celebrity banquet and promoting the releases of several then upcoming films including The Pilgrim (1923), The Balloonatic (1923) and Day Dreams (1922).
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonRenée AdoréeEdward F. ClineA sincere young man leaves his home to win his fortune so he can marry his home town sweetheart.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonJohn BrownPhyllis HaverA hapless amusement park attendant finds his runaway balloon ride has left him in a strange predicament.
- DirectorBuster KeatonEdward F. ClineStarsBuster KeatonJoe RobertsVirginia FoxIn an attempt to forget his lost sweetheart, Buster takes a long trip at sea where he boards a whaling ship with a strict captain.X
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonMargaret LeahyWallace BeeryThe misadventures of Buster in three separate historical periods.Starring Buster Keaton under Buster Keaton Productions
- DirectorJohn G. BlystoneBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonNatalie TalmadgeJoe KeatonA man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.7.9
- DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonKathryn McGuireJoe KeatonA film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.9.4
- DirectorDonald CrispBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonKathryn McGuireFrederick VroomTwo spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship.8.2
- StarsCarter DeHavenRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleJackie CooganStage star Carter DeHaven seemingly transforms himself into a series of silent-era screen stars including Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Roscoe Arbuckle, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, and Jackie Coogan.
- DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonRuth DwyerT. Roy BarnesA man learns that he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7PM that evening.
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleGrover JonesStarsAl St. JohnGeorge DavisGlen CavenderIn 1830, a train known as the Iron Mule is loaded with passengers, and starts off on its trip. Along the way, the train faces numerous obstacles and delays. The engineer is prepared for most of them, but the real challenges come when the train is ambushed by Indians.
- DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonHoward TruesdaleKathleen MyersWith little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.
- DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonSnitz EdwardsSally O'NeilA love-struck weakling must pretend to be boxer in order to gain respect from the family of the girl he loves.7.3
- DirectorClyde BruckmanBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonMarion MackGlen CavenderAfter being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through enemy lines.9.6
- StarsEdwin CareweCecil B. DeMilleFrancis FordA 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.
- DirectorJames W. HorneBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonAnne CornwallFlora BramleyRonald's high-school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. Fearing to lose her to rival Jeff, he decides to go to college and pay more attentions to sports.7.2
- DirectorCharles ReisnerBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonTom McGuireErnest TorrenceThe effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.8.8
- DirectorEdward SedgwickBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonMarceline DayHarold GoodwinHopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion-picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.9.0
Starring Buster Keaton for Metro Goldwyn-Mayer (From 12 - 24) - DirectorEdward SedgwickBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonDorothy SebastianEdward EarleAn unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.
- DirectorCharles ReisnerChristy CabanneNorman HoustonStarsConrad NagelJack BennyJohn GilbertAn all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
- DirectorEdward SedgwickStarsBuster KeatonAnita PageTrixie FriganzaA bumbling manager tries to get a small town beauty contest winner into the movies.
- DirectorEdward SedgwickStarsBuster KeatonSally EilersCliff EdwardsA naive and wealthy young man seeks to impress a girl and then unwittingly signs up for army service.
- DirectorEdward SedgwickStarsBuster KeatonCharlotte GreenwoodReginald DennyA man tries passing off a socially awkward fellow as a Casanova in the hopes of marrying off his would be sister-in-law.
- DirectorWilliam C. McGannJohn G. AdolfiThomas AtkinsStarsNorma ShearerStan LaurelOliver HardyThe boys and a Los Angeles police detective investigate the theft of actress Norma Shearer's jewelry.
- DirectorZion MyersJules WhiteStarsBuster KeatonAnita PageCliff EdwardsA dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.
- DirectorEdward BrophyStarsBuster KeatonMarion LessingPaul MorganJonny wants to marry Evelyn, who refuses to marry unless her older sister, the hard-to-please Anna, gets married first. Literally by accident he meets bill poster Reggie and tries every trick in the book to couple him with Anna.
- DirectorEdward SedgwickStarsBuster KeatonJimmy DurantePolly MoranTo make her lover jealous, a beautiful socialite passes off a bumbling plumber as her paramour.
- DirectorEdward SedgwickStarsBuster KeatonJimmy DuranteRuth SelwynA timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical.
- DirectorEdward SedgwickStarsBuster KeatonJimmy DuranteRoscoe AtesTwo men decide to cash in on the end of Prohibition by selling watered down beer.X
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonWarren HymerDorothy DixDumped by his girlfriend, Buster drives west and winds up in a ghost town called Vulture City, where he appoints himself sheriff.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonDorothy SebastianGeorge J. LewisWhen Buster's girlfriend falls for a trapeze artist, Buster tries to beat him at his own game.
- DirectorMax NosseckStarsBuster KeatonPaulette DubostMadeleine GuittyIn Paris, a stage-struck would-be actor is mistaken for an escaped convict.Starring Buster Keaton for independent film companies (from 25-28)
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonMyra KeatonJoe KeatonA hillbilly family, hard-hit by the end of Prohibition, decide to set the biggest brother up as a professional wrestler.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonLona AndreDewey RobinsonElmer owns a gas station out in the California desert. Soon he has a business rival in Jim, who opens up another station, and is also trying to steal Elmer's girlfriend. She plays both rivals against the other and, because she is a baseball fan, both Elmer and Jim try to show each other up in the big local baseball game.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonJane JonesDorothea KentElmer Doolittle, a hired hand on a farm, encounters some complications in his romancing and believes he will have to marry the farm-owner aunt of Molly, the pretty girl he loves. Further complications arise when a heavy rainstorm keeps the household up all night as the water breaks through and drenches them in their beds. Comes the day of the "shotgun" wedding and Buster is surprised and delighted when he finds the old aunt is marrying him off to her niece and not to herself.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonVernon DentDorothea KentElmer Doolittle (Buster Keaton), an apprentice seaman doing training at the U. S. Navy's San Diego Training Station, can't seem to keep out of trouble or the brig. Most of his problems derive from the fact that the girlfriend, Dorothy (Dorothea Kent), of Gunners Mate Richard Mack (Vernon Dent)take a liking to Elmer.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonDorothea KentBroderick O'FarrellElmer and his girlfriend run away to elope and spend their trip trying to dodge the police who are on their trail after they mistakenly make their getaway in a police car.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsBuster KeatonLona AndreTiny SandfordA man who has sworn off women and a woman who has sworn off men must find their budding relationship threatened by aggressive romantic rivals.
- DirectorLouis LewynStarsEduardo Durant's Rhumba BandThe Spanish TroubadorsWarner BaxterHollywood stars participate in a Mexican-themed revue and festival in Santa Barbara. Andy Devine, the "World's Greatest Matador", engages in a bullfight with a dubious bovine supplied by Señor Keaton, and musical numbers are provided by Joe Morrison and the Garland Sisters. Comedy bits and dance numbers are also featured.
- DirectorAdrian BrunelStarsBuster KeatonLupita TovarLyn HardingA bumbling yachtsman sails to the South of Spain with a fiery seductress, only to become the pawn in her dangerous game of love.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonLona AndreHarold GoodwinA Scoutmaster falls for a beautiful young carhop, but finds that a beefy traffic cop is also courting her--and he doesn't want any competition.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonDiana LewisHarold GoodwinElmer Butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price... by dancing and juggling!
- DirectorRoy RowlandStarsEdmund LoweThe FanchonettesThe Downey SistersWinners of the Lucky Stars National Dance Contest - one woman from each of the United States - are welcomed to Palm Springs. Palm Springs being the desert playground for the movie stars, the women are introduced to the cavalcade of stars vacationing in Palm Springs at the time. The stars are doing a multitude of recreational activities. One of those stars is Frances Langford, fresh from Broadway, who serenades all those watching with some Broadway related songs. With assistance from Jackie Coogan and Betty Grable, the contest winners do a series of dances to American songs. They then get a chance to interact with the stars, all in the name of fun.
- DirectorRaymond KaneStarsBuster KeatonArthur L. JarrettMarlyn StuartBuster becomes a fireman, but unfortunately not a particularly good one. He has a chance to prove himself, however, when three women are trapped in a burning building.
- DirectorAl ChristieStarsBuster KeatonMarlyn StuartEarle GilbertA chemist's brilliant new concoction makes him a target for gangsters.
- DirectorRaymond KaneStarsBuster KeatonEddie LambertMarlyn StuartA professional magician, "The Great Spumoni", fires his male assistant and his female assistant insists that he hire another one. The young man he hires turns out to have no aptitude whatsoever for a magic act. Complications ensue.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonHarold GoodwinMatthew BetzBuster agrees to pose as a murderer to throw off the police while his room mate, a reporter, searches for the real killer.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonGloria BrewsterBarbara BrewsterBuster, an ice delivery man, falls for one of his customers, not knowing she has a twin sister living next door.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonMyra KeatonAl St. JohnElmer, the eldest son in a family of hillbillies who manage a hotel, attempts to raise money to save the hotel from foreclosure.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsJoyce ComptonSally PayneWilliam 'Billy' BenedictTwo starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.
- DirectorDel LordStarsBuster KeatonLorna GrayGino CorradoA millionaire vacationing in Mexico falls for a local girl and sets out to win her.
- DirectorJules WhiteStarsBuster KeatonMonte CollinsHarley WoodA man relates how he outwitted the Yankee army during the Civil War.
- DirectorJules WhiteStarsBuster KeatonDorothy ApplebyBeatrice BlinnTo save money, Buster and his wife decide to drive to Detroit to buy a new car, then drive it home.
- DirectorJules WhiteStarsBuster KeatonDorothy ApplebyRichard FiskeBuster, a reporter, takes a train trip and winds up innocently involved with a gangster's wife.
- DirectorJules WhiteStarsBuster KeatonElsie AmesDorothy ApplebyA jewel thief uses Buster as an unsuspecting dupe.
- DirectorJules WhiteStarsBuster KeatonElsie AmesDon BeddoeA magician hires Buster as a housekeeper while he's away.
- DirectorJules WhiteStarsBuster KeatonElsie AmesMatt McHughBuster's home life is disrupted when his ex-wife and her boyfriend move in.
- DirectorDel LordStarsBuster KeatonMatt McHughEddie FetherstonThe handyman is finishing getting the Island Inn Café ready for opening night: it's a speakeasy, and the owner, Louie the Wolf, has been warned by the local mob kingpin, Slugger McGraw, not to open. When Slugger's thugs arrive at the Island Inn, they think the handyman is Louie. Louie promotes this case of mistaken identity, and our poor innocent faces a series of dangerous situations. When he finally learns that the thugs (and Louie) are up to no good, he must think fast to save his neck.
- DirectorJules WhiteStarsBuster KeatonElsie AmesDorothy ApplebyA millionaire falls for an army nurse, who tells him she likes men in uniform. So he enlists at Camp Cluster. She still has no time for him, so he figures out how to get into the hospital and under her care. His induction physical exam, his injury, his hospital stay, and a sudden emergency take us to the question: will she fall for him?
- DirectorJules WhiteStarsBuster KeatonElsie AmesMonte CollinsBuster fights a duel over a girl.
- DirectorJaime SalvadorStarsBuster KeatonLuis G. BarreiroGuillermo Bravo SosaAn American soldier marooned in Mexico is mistaken for a wife-butchering serial killer.
- DirectorDel LordStarsBuster KeatonHarold GoodwinBuster loses his job, then his home, then heads off to end it all in a lake - but does he?
- DirectorHerb SkobleStarsBuster KeatonRalph DunnRuth GilletteIndustrial film made by the National Association of Wholesalers in 1960 that shows what happens when a NASA rocket accidentally lands on the Devil's flower garden.
- DirectorJames CalhounStarsBuster KeatonSigrid NelssonNina VarelaThis promotional film by Kodak shows the advances in photography equipment from the 1880s, highlighting the new Instamatic camera.
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsSpencer TracyMilton BerleEthel MermanA group of motorists witnesses a car crash in the California desert, and after the driver's dying words indicate the location of a hidden stash of loot, they turn against each in a race across the state to get to it.
- DirectorGerald PottertonBuster KeatonJohn SpottonStarsBuster KeatonAfter literally walking to Canada from England, Buster takes a cross-country trip across Canada on a railway motorcar (speeder).
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsAnnette FunicelloDwayne HickmanBrian DonlevyFrankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, "stuffs" it with Cassandra, and sends her to distract advertising executive Ricky from Dee Dee.
- DirectorSamuel BeckettAlan SchneiderStarsBuster KeatonNell HarrisonJames KarenA twenty-minute, almost totally silent film (no dialogue or music, save one 'shhh!') in which Buster Keaton attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye. But, as the film is based around Bishop Berkeley's principle 'esse est percipi' (to be is to be perceived), Keaton's very existence conspires against his efforts
- DirectorJohn SpottonStarsBuster KeatonEleanor KeatonGerald PottertonThis film is a documentary about the filming of one of Buster Keaton's movies: The Railrodder (1965).X