Elmer Doolittle (Buster Keaton), an apprentice seaman doing training at the U. S.
Is it worth your time? If you're a die-hard completist for everything Buster Keaton ever touched, sure, go ahead. But for everyone else? Probably not. It’s a scrappy little short that feels like it’s trying to be a comedy but forgot the funny part halfway through. Who will like it: People who enjoy 1930s slapstick and ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Charles Lamont
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"Is it worth your time? If you're a die-hard completist for everything Buster Keaton ever touched, sure, go ahead. But for everyone else? Probably not. It’s a scrappy little short that feels like it’s trying to be a comedy but forgot the funny part halfway through. Who will like it: People who enjoy 1930s slapstick and don't mind a bit of a slog. Who will hate it: Anyone who expects the genius-level physical comedy seen in The Knockout or his better silent work. This just isn't that. Watching t..."
Buster Keaton
Charles Lamont, Ewart Adamson
United States
