I love the sweet ending. And may I just say, bravo to Buster for matter-of-factly presenting an interracial love story. And yes, I realize that girl is about as Native American as Lillian Gish, but still, no agonized apologies.
12:38, a good King Henry the 8th joke, all the Indians lifting the big Indian onto the horse. I remember reading how it used to take a bunch of men to lift big ol King Henry onto his horse during his reign.
12:42-12:48, the wind sure blew faster through the trees back in those days. No, lol, just kidding, I know it's because old time film projectors ran a little faster than everything actually moved
The Swastika on the blanket- it originated in Indian mythology but not native American Indian mythology. I'm sure Buster got this wrong. The film of course is very original, clever and funny, oddly modern at times like the hilarious strip poker aside, and for the times quite sympathetic to their plight, although many of these actors are in face paint. The stunts are daring, when he was across that flimsy bridge taking bits of the plank so he could stop the near naked tribe from getting him, and I love Busters making the most of a bad situation in lighting a cigarette with the flames they'd lit to kill him. I don't think nowadays you would make a suit from asbestos roll to stop Indians burning you to death! Brilliant move though! Lucky lady at the end getting to kiss Buster for "two years"! He's really beautiful and boyishly enchanting.
An astoundingly racist movie. The movie "The General" has provoked more discussion of his possible racism, simply because it is better known; however, this lesser known movie, with its stereotypical representations of native Americans, terms like redskin and savage, is clearly racist by today's standards. This identity of the period in which it was made (1920s) is significant, in that at that time white USA had little sensitivity to native American issues. Although I don't find any evidence that he later denounced the racism (died in 1966), I like to think that, based upon his later movies and performances, he was able to grow and mature with the times. It is useful to watch this and other early Keaton movies, not for the subjects explored, but for the acting. I do understand that for many, it may be difficult to separate the two; for them, there are his later works that carry a sensitivity that moves beyond the early racism.
Jeez, get a nuance. These are movie Indians, not real ones, and they were never meant to be real. Buster frequently parodied existing tropes, conventions, and other movies of the time. These "Indians" were based on literary and stage conventions which everybody understood weren't intended to be taken seriously. The bad guys, and the whole story for that matter, were equally unrealistic and conventional. All stage comedy characters at the time were based on stereotypes. Of course, we never do that today (well, not in this exact way anyhow). It's idiotic to judge the works of 100 years ago by today's standards. 100 years from now people will be fulminating at the atrocious way we treated other things and living creatures in our movies, in ways we can't even imagine and would probably be shocked at if we knew. Buster didn't have a mean bone in his body, yet I doubt very much that even in the 1960s he would have thought there was anything "racist" about this movie - particularly as in the 1960s very few other people would have either. I'm not defending the stereotypes - just saying that getting all heated up about it at this late date, in the 2000s, accomplishes nothing whatsoever except to wreck your ability to enjoy a silly, lighthearted movie that's about as realistic about Indians as "Peter Pan" is about pirates. If you want to see something that's genuinely racist, go check out "Birth of a Nation."
In my view, you have to discard notions of modern sensitivity to racism, and watch the film as it was intended at the time. To me although the Indians are white actors in make up and they seem stereotyped to a degree, for the time it doesn't seem especially racist, more that he portrayed Indians as caracatures more but was sympathetic to their plight, and of course he was one too, maybe symbolising he felt like an outcast in society in some ways, like the Indians. To expect Buster to denounce his portrayal of Indians in later life is redundant, simply because he was at the time of filming expressing portrayals normal for the time and in fact more positive than some other portrayals in film. And they do dress like that, and act like that in some ways anyway, I know as my mum had a native American penpal for years and his letters and photos were not too radically different from these portrayals only more serious. Let's just enjoy these films for their brilliance and creativity rather than playing the racism card.
Had my full attention from start to finish, never a dull moment.
Mee too
Oh my gosh!!! Buster is so dang adorable!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I love him so much😘😘
Buster is adorable! ❤️❤️❤️
Kelly cannobbio he was handsome he had a lovely face and a physique wonderful!
I loved every minute of it!!! Thanks for posting it. I love Buster Keaton!!!!!
Buster Keaton will always be a legend in a league of his own 💥
I love the sweet ending. And may I just say, bravo to Buster for matter-of-factly presenting an interracial love story. And yes, I realize that girl is about as Native American as Lillian Gish, but still, no agonized apologies.
the man was a genius
Excellent Acts 😊
12:38, a good King Henry the 8th joke, all the Indians lifting the big Indian onto the horse. I remember reading how it used to take a bunch of men to lift big ol King Henry onto his horse during his reign.
Buster is the best I know
Really good, this one. Great pacing all the way, including spot-on timing for the gags.
Thank you!
Buster was a comedy genius
thanks m sherman.
thanks for this marvel
Love it! Thank you!
5.58' incredible creative!!!
He's like ooh im gonma get me some of that squaw!
"How!" I think that big Indian's name is "Ugh!"
Really funny. Thanks a lot !!!
This is one of my favorites. It isn't racist!
in germany we say "bleichgesicht" to paleface
Paleface gets such a sweet wife... she ist soooo beautiful!
Dommage c'est pas traduire en français
12:42-12:48, the wind sure blew faster through the trees back in those days. No, lol, just kidding, I know it's because old time film projectors ran a little faster than everything actually moved
6:14 Slapstick Indian
Ibchhi abaza akhna
DIDNT BOB HOPE PLAYED THE TILT ROLE?
+Linda Halsey Yes indeed. Lucy the commie was his co-star.
+GathKingLeppbertI nope the hottie jane Russel was.
+Linda Halsey bob hope and don knotts
The Swastika on the blanket- it originated in Indian mythology but not native American Indian mythology. I'm sure Buster got this wrong.
The film of course is very original, clever and funny, oddly modern at times like the hilarious strip poker aside, and for the times quite sympathetic to their plight, although many of these actors are in face paint.
The stunts are daring, when he was across that flimsy bridge taking bits of the plank so he could stop the near naked tribe from getting him, and I love Busters making the most of a bad situation in lighting a cigarette with the flames they'd lit to kill him.
I don't think nowadays you would make a suit from asbestos roll to stop Indians burning you to death! Brilliant move though!
Lucky lady at the end getting to kiss Buster for "two years"!
He's really beautiful and boyishly enchanting.
I'm saying "lucky Buster", getting to kiss that beautiful lady.
The swastika was used by Navajo and Apache. For sure, Without a doubt, look for information.
What's the song that starts at 19:04 ? I love it ❤️
The "Royal Mile Rag" though at the moment I coudln't tell you by who; except that it was probably written/composed in our own era.
Wm. Thomas Sherman
Woah thank you so much ! That was a faster reply than I was expecting tbh :P tell me if you find the name of the composer !
@@mohammedjalloh7658 Mont Alto orchestra
Juan Carlos Fontana Fontana
Is that the name of the song or of the people performing it ?
@@mohammedjalloh7658 people performing . All the movie has this one performer.
Oh lookie Elizabeth Warren in her younger years
🤣😂🤣
either the piano is out of tune, or the player is. doesn't sound quite 'right'
If you listen carefully to the tune you will notice that the dissonant notes are being played that way on purpose, the piano player is quite skilled
No, its DEFINATELY out of tune, You couldn't play that on a piano in tune
I agree with Virginia, that's how the old timey pianas played back in the early 1900s
I'm a musician and Virginia is quite right.
Funny movie Buster didnt do a racist movie. Calm down people
though it's steriotypes, the message is good
Didn't know strip poker was already invented in the Twenty's. Great movie, even cristal generation thinks everything is racist.
Ironically this movie came out a mere 6 yrs aftet Ishi died. Rather disappointed in Buster for this racist movie.
Yikes, this didn't age well.
Yes it did.
An astoundingly racist movie. The movie "The General" has provoked more discussion of his possible racism, simply because it is better known; however, this lesser known movie, with its stereotypical representations of native Americans, terms like redskin and savage, is clearly racist by today's standards. This identity of the period in which it was made (1920s) is significant, in that at that time white USA had little sensitivity to native American issues. Although I don't find any evidence that he later denounced the racism (died in 1966), I like to think that, based upon his later movies and performances, he was able to grow and mature with the times.
It is useful to watch this and other early Keaton movies, not for the subjects explored, but for the acting. I do understand that for many, it may be difficult to separate the two; for them, there are his later works that carry a sensitivity that moves beyond the early racism.
Who asked for your dissertation professor
Jeez, get a nuance. These are movie Indians, not real ones, and they were never meant to be real. Buster frequently parodied existing tropes, conventions, and other movies of the time. These "Indians" were based on literary and stage conventions which everybody understood weren't intended to be taken seriously. The bad guys, and the whole story for that matter, were equally unrealistic and conventional. All stage comedy characters at the time were based on stereotypes. Of course, we never do that today (well, not in this exact way anyhow). It's idiotic to judge the works of 100 years ago by today's standards. 100 years from now people will be fulminating at the atrocious way we treated other things and living creatures in our movies, in ways we can't even imagine and would probably be shocked at if we knew. Buster didn't have a mean bone in his body, yet I doubt very much that even in the 1960s he would have thought there was anything "racist" about this movie - particularly as in the 1960s very few other people would have either. I'm not defending the stereotypes - just saying that getting all heated up about it at this late date, in the 2000s, accomplishes nothing whatsoever except to wreck your ability to enjoy a silly, lighthearted movie that's about as realistic about Indians as "Peter Pan" is about pirates. If you want to see something that's genuinely racist, go check out "Birth of a Nation."
thank you!
In my view, you have to discard notions of modern sensitivity to racism, and watch the film as it was intended at the time. To me although the Indians are white actors in make up and they seem stereotyped to a degree, for the time it doesn't seem especially racist, more that he portrayed Indians as caracatures more but was sympathetic to their plight, and of course he was one too, maybe symbolising he felt like an outcast in society in some ways, like the Indians.
To expect Buster to denounce his portrayal of Indians in later life is redundant, simply because he was at the time of filming expressing portrayals normal for the time and in fact more positive than some other portrayals in film.
And they do dress like that, and act like that in some ways anyway, I know as my mum had a native American penpal for years and his letters and photos were not too radically different from these portrayals only more serious.
Let's just enjoy these films for their brilliance and creativity rather than playing the racism card.
Wait... "The General" isn't racist at all ...