Johnnie Gray Rides Again
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:59 pm
Buster Keaton drives a steam locomotive into the Munich Central train station during German Mardi Gras, while the Bundeswehr Military Band plays a medley of songs from the Old South. Apart from the delightful incongruity which Keaton likely enjoyed, there is something elegiac and very satisfying seeing Buster here, on the threshold of having his classic films rediscovered throughout the world. No filmed footage seems to have been captured during his 1965 Venice ovation, but these brief scenes from February 1962 almost make up for that loss:
https://youtu.be/NLePxt7u_E0
https://youtu.be/NLePxt7u_E0