“The biggest mistake in my life”: The sad end of the legend of this movie theater was still happening today, including Pierre Nine

Buster Keiton was a silent film king and especially the slapstick genre, a humorous style based on the main protagonist who experienced comic violence. His talents have overcome generations and still inspire the actor like Pierre Nine.

But despite his excellent success in comedy, Keyton will make a decision that will publish his career almost the whole brake as he knew.

“The biggest mistake in my life”

In his autobiography My wonderful world slasptickKeton tells us a transparent one what he describes as “The biggest mistake in life”. Actress-Rajger-Producer is the best in her form, she has just released some of her masterpieces, such as “general” or fresh water cadet mechanics and works independently within her own company Buster Keton.

He asks for the advice of his friends, including Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, who advise him not to join the studio that already has his comic actors and to create a competition he does not need. However, Keiton is convinced because his friend Joe Shankki’s brother works in MGM and “take care of him”, reports Joe.

The first film he signed in the studio is noteworthy. The camera, which was found with the original team and, in the conditions it used to use before – not a scenario behind the framework, shooting, which improves a single scene, in particular – is a complete success.

Independence

However, despite this, the studio gradually deprives Kyton from independence. The members of his team are pulled out of him and are sent to other shots, his technical director has been appointed as the head of the MGM technical department, and the studio changes its working method, asking for a pre -established scenario of specific shooting agenda.

Then time passed and when arriving arrives, we send ketone comic plays that have nothing to do with her humor, slapstick, she is no longer a director of her films and her husband’s divorce sees her in alcoholism. “I drank a bottle of whiskey a day”He says. Finally, after refusing to participate in a public event, in which Studio President Louis Beyer absolutely wanted to be, Keyton was released from MGM in 1933.

Restoring independence? Far!

Buster Keaton was destroyed and survived in the 1930s depression, short comic shorts turning to the American Educational Film Corporation (and FOX) and punctually several feature films, including a tour of Champs-Ellysées.

A week from $ 3000 to $ 100

In 1938 he asked MGM to retreat as “Gag Man” and “Comedy Builder” for $ 100 per week. He received 3000 weeks of camera time. It then opens a completely new career for an actor who works in the shade to improve someone else’s comedies (one day Cirque des Marx Brothers).

Even if he says that he is grateful to the studio that he has been hired in this book for this activity, in fact, Keiton is no longer a director or producer and is no longer in cinema than in small roles such as bus driver, Butler and several third roles.

At the end of his life, Keton made two last films. Hearty comedy two leaders and general 1965), including Italian actors Franco Franchi and Cico Ingrasia, are the kings of parody. Kateon portrayed the Nazi general in 1943 … almost silent! Fortunately, the film ends with the fact that Keton has put on an iconic costume for her films. A nice moment.

Buster Keiton will be released on February 1, 1966, at the age of 70. His latest film will be Richard Leicester’s madness forum, which was released in October 1966, a parody of the Broadway adapted music Peplum, in which he plays a small role that is still high on the poster. As a last shrine for an unusual actor.