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Buster and his family go on a voyage on his homemade boat that proves to be one disaster after another.Buster and his family go on a voyage on his homemade boat that proves to be one disaster after another.Buster and his family go on a voyage on his homemade boat that proves to be one disaster after another.
Buster Keaton
- The Boat Builder
- (as 'Buster' Keaton)
Edward F. Cline
- SOS Receiver
- (uncredited)
Sybil Seely
- The Boat Builder's Wife
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen James Mason bought Buster Keaton's old house in 1952, he found this film and several other lost Keaton shorts in the cellar. As the rolls were nitrate, disintegration had taken its toll. Mason made sure that this and the other classics were saved and restored at a film lab.
- GoofsThe radio mast that Keaton erects on the boat is missing in the shots of the boat model.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979)
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Nice, but does not belong to Keaton's greatest
'The Boat' shows Buster Keaton as a boat builder, taking his wife and two children to the launch of his boat. As the four hit the ocean they learn there are quite some surprises to this boat. That things will not happen as planned is an understatement. Although there are quite some nice gags in this short film, it is only mildly funny.
The first half is so much more entertaining than the second, which seems a little boring. It uses more of the same gags and the new ones play too long. Keaton is able to show his physical a couple of time, using the entire boat as a prop, making this short a nice part in his oeuvre. On the other hand, he could have done without 'The Boat'.
The first half is so much more entertaining than the second, which seems a little boring. It uses more of the same gags and the new ones play too long. Keaton is able to show his physical a couple of time, using the entire boat as a prop, making this short a nice part in his oeuvre. On the other hand, he could have done without 'The Boat'.
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- rbverhoef
- Feb 27, 2007
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- Runtime23 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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