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Also known as High Sign

1921 film by Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton

Film · TMDB

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Buster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob. Ordered to kill a businessman, he winds up protecting the man and his daughter by outfitting their home with trick devices.

Released: 1921-04-1821 minDir: Edward F. ClineCrime, Comedy

Cast

  • Buster Keaton as Our Hero
  • Bartine Burkett as Miss Nickelnurser
  • Charles Dorety as Gang Member
  • Joe Roberts as Leader of Buzzards
  • Al St. John as Man On Beach
  • Ingram B. Pickett as Tiny Tim

Themes

  • bodyguard
  • secret society
  • trapdoor
  • oath
  • slapstick comedy
  • train
  • drifter
  • dog
  • silent film
  • amusement park

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
short film
Country of origin
United States
Screenwriter
Edward F. Cline
Cast member
Bartine Burkett
Cinematographer
Elgin Lessley
Duration
21
Image
The High Sign (1921) - Ad 1.jpg
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publication date
1921-01-01
title
The High Sign
distributed by
Metro Pictures
Commons category
The High Sign
copyright status
public domain
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