Grand slam opera educational films corporation of america comedy. Buster keaton doing a russian dance in grand slam opera 1936. Thats what really makes his work special, and here it is translated into a sounddependent style of film making in a way that really works, over and over again. Buster keaton great director profile senses of cinema. For that, hell need to send four criminal experts to do the dirty work.
Educational pictures, also known as educational film exchanges, inc. Apparently i can no longer be objective about anything. Its a complicated plan, but things get much more complicated when they discover that the safe is now protected by a new multimicrophone system called grand slam 70, which sets off an alarm if it detects any noise above 14 decibels. Released by grudge records in 1989 45152f containing music from grand slam 1989. All grand slam opera movie posters,high res movie posters image for grand slam opera. Has a good beginning and end but sags quite a bit in the middle. Lou gehrig hit his final grand slam, and the yankees became the first club to. Hammons written bybuster keaton charles lamont starringbuster keaton cinematographygus peterson production company educational pictures distributed byunited artists release date february 21, 1936 running time 20 minutes countryunited states languageenglish grand slam opera is a 1936 american short comedy film starring buster keaton. Become a fan via fan sites about grand slam opera, 1936, directed by charles lamont, with buster keaton.
And no list of tinseltown legends would be complete. Feb 19, 2018 in februarys judo world, rhiannon jones heads to frances capital to take a closer look at the paris grand slam and czech judoka lukas krpalek. Elmer butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price. In fact the film kinda feels like a bava film in a way. Biography joseph frank keaton was born on october 4, 1895 in piqua. Grand slam opera is really satisfyingly funny all the way through, and it has that unmistakable and unique eccentricity of spirit found in many of keatons silents. Quotes on his time working as an uncredited gag writer for the marx brothers at mgm it was an event when you could get all three of them on the set at the same time. This list has been taken from the book 501 movie stars. Grand slam opera is a 1936 american short comedy film starring buster keaton plot.
Posted in rsilentmoviegifs by ulittlebobbychairs 159 points and 3 comments. Mickeys grand opera 1936 internetanimationdatabase. It starts off with a spoof of a scene which many of you have seen done correctly in a film biography. Created by martinkopperudandersen favorited 6 times, disliked 0 times, added to 9 watchlists complete buster keaton short film filmography. Grand slam opera approved 20min comedy, short 21 february 1936 usa elmer butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price. Grand slam opera 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An old professor played by edward g robinson in rio decides to cobble together a fantastic group of thieves to pull off the ultimate heist. Educational primarily distributed short subjects, and today is probably best known for its series of 1930s comedies starring buster keaton, as well as for a series of onereel comedies. In the film he plays a college chemist who keeps creating eccentric potions including one.
Grand slam opera the girl downstairs 1936 choose your partners 1935 all the kings horses aggresive. Watch charlie chan at the opera 1936 feature film gorillas on dailymotion. When they went to paris to take on the french they were. Voirfilm grand slam opera streaming complet vf 1936hd. A man tries passing off a socially awkward fellow as a casanova in the hopes of marrying off his would be sisterinlaw. Elmer butts leaves his small arizona town for new york where he has decided to try his luck on a radio amateur show.
The trouble is that, though not without talent, elmer is a very clumsy fellow with a knack for being off the mark and putting himself in impossible situations. At the time, he had just made the brilliant grand slam opera, in which he appears as a juggler on a radio amateur hour. Diana lewis september 18, 1919 january 18, 1997 was an american film actress and an metrogoldwynmayer contract player. The grand slam tournaments, an aa cried majors, are the fower maist important annual tennis events. Buster keaton grand slam opera 1936 video dailymotion. I watched this because its the one film among busters educational pictures. The cameraman is a 1928 american silent comedy film directed by edward sedgwick and an uncredited buster keaton. For film audiences everywhere, ol buster was past his prime and. Buster did do a broom gag in grand slam opera 1936, but that was longer after the fact.
His career was slightly reinvigorated when he produced the short grand slam opera 1936. Buster keaton grand slam opera silent version youtube. Or when he worked as a gagman at mgm in the 30s and 40s. Buster keaton doing some russian dancing in grand slam. Mickey conducts the orchestra as donald duck and clara cluck sing a duet, which is marred by plutos antics with a magicians hat and its magical inhabitants. It is considered by fans and critics to be keaton still in top form, and it was added to the national film registry in 2005 as being deemed culturally. The best movies of 1936 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. Nov 28, 2015 10 backandforth facts about abbott and costello. Or his 1934 french film le roi des champselysees or the 1939 comedy pest from the west, which are full of unique comedy material. Toward 1830 the operacomique developed into serious music drama approximating grand opera and gradually lost its satiric character. The picture stars keaton, marceline day, harold goodwin, and others. Grand slam 1967 giuliano montaldo, janet leigh, robert. Buster keaton and diana lewis in grand slam opera 1936 buster keaton in.
Asked in classical music when was grand slam opera created. Jul 01, 2017 it wouldve been really cool to see him and joe recreating those broom stunts so soon after being on the stage. Grand slam opera directed bybuster keaton charles lamont produced bye. Grand slam opera 1936 out of 4 elmer butts buster keaton travels from arizona to new york where he wants to appear on an amateurhour talent contest but while in town he also tries to win the heart of a young woman diana lewis he sees cooking pancakes in a window. Buster keaton in grand slam opera 1936 buster keaton and diana lewis in grand slam opera. Illusionist finalist puzzles judges on britains got talent 2019 magicians got talent duration. Complete with bios,filmographies and movies to watch. Elmer butts keaton is seen off by his friends as he boards a train to begin his.
Joseph frank keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966, known professionally as buster keaton, was an american actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. I thought this was about on par with grand slam opera, which everyone says is the best of the educational pictures films, while the general consensus seems to be that three on a limb is a feeble entry. Bridge the winning of tricks by one player or side or the contract to do so 2. Grand slam is a precursor to what would have been mario bavas rabid dogs. Love nest on wheels 1937 summary contains the independent short and feature silent films produced between 1920 and 1928, the sound short films produced for educational pictures, and many bonus. Buster keaton tries to imitate fred astaire in grand slam opera 1936. What are the answers to vocabulary workshop unit level blue.
Grand slam is a 1933 american comedy film directed by william dieterle and alfred e. Clip from buster keatons grand slam opera 1936 youtube. I have listed the actor and hisher most important movies as listed in the book. Chemist, the 1936 12 out of 4 this educational short with buster keaton had him directed by comic legend al christie and this here would be the only picture where theyd work together. Working for educational films, keaton made grand slam opera in 1936. Grand slam opera is a 1936 american short comedy film starring buster keaton. Overview of grand slam opera, 1936, directed by charles lamont, with buster keaton, at turner classic movies. Synopsis elmer butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price. See what famous, scandalous and notable sporting events happened on march. Elmer butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price by dancing and juggling.
Actors mark wahlberg and winston duke talk about filming new film. Grand slam of hollywood show business, winning emmy, grammy, oscar, and tony awards in an american entertainment career see list of people who have won academy, emmy, grammy, and tony awards grand slam of philippine film industry, winning category awards from four major film awardgiving bodies in a year see list of people who won the. A comprehensive guide to the greatest screen actors. It is a delightful shot of musicalcomedy silliness in which buster sings, dances and destroys a bed. Buster keaton doing a russian dance in grand slam opera 1936 keaton. The film includes a song, goodbye elmer, set to the tune of george m. While it has received latter day praise from keaton fans, even at the time it was received as something special. Buy grand slam bbc wales film dvd in 1977 wales had a rugby team that was second to none.
That would explain his behavior in a rare gem of a movie entitled grand slam opera, a talkie made in 1936 long past what most critics considered his prime. Grand slam opera 1936 directed by buster keaton, charles. Grand slam opera 1936 short love nest on wheels 1937 short he couldnt say no 1938. Elmer butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first. Learn about 392 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1936 or search by date or keyword. Thay offer the maist rankin pynts, prize money, public an media attention, the greatest strenth an size o field, an greater nummer o best o sets for men.
He regarded the 16 films he made there, across three years, as a creative low point, but remained proud of two of them. Grand slam film article about grand slam film by the. I see it as a pretty funny film one of an increasing number of shorts and small features that would keep him going until the 1950s brought his rediscovery by the public. Grand slam opera 1936 after his triumphs in an incredible run of shorts and features during the 1920s, comedy superstar buster keaton hit hard times. See who they starred with and what they are working on now.
Grand slam opera charles lamont, buster keaton, 1936. Georges bizets carmen 1875 is a late, isolated example of operacomique, possessing spoken dialogue but dealing with a tragic theme. Originally one of his less successful talkies, this film has been completely. Though she signs the accords and he doesnt, each understands why the other makes the decision they do, and when the chips are really down, natasha listens to what steve has to say and helps him out. Mar 02, 2016 a brand new restoration and edit of the educational pictures film, grand slam opera starring buster keaton.
In it, he sings, dances, juggles, and creates inventive new routines. The cameraman was keatons first film with metrogoldwynmayer. Not only is grand slam opera a huge improvement over the most recent educational shorts, but id go as far as saying that its the best sound film keaton ever was the star of. Mickeys grand opera mickey mouse in living color 1936. Green, starring paul lukas, loretta young, and frank mchugh. Run elmer, and grand slam opera, universally regarded as the pick of the bunch. Cap and natasha are two of the few people that remain pretty cordial to each other throughout the film. I guess it should come as no surprise but the film itself is without question the best keaton did at educational. Charlie chan at the opera 1936 feature video dailymotion. Diana lewis september 18, 1919 january 18, 1997 was an american film actress and an metrogoldwynmayer.
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