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Buster and his family go on a voyage on his homemade boat that proves to be one disaster after another.Buster and his family go on a voyage on his homemade boat that proves to be one disaster after another.Buster and his family go on a voyage on his homemade boat that proves to be one disaster after another.
Buster Keaton
- The Boat Builder
- (as 'Buster' Keaton)
Edward F. Cline
- SOS Receiver
- (uncredited)
Sybil Seely
- The Boat Builder's Wife
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen James Mason bought Buster Keaton's old house in 1952, he found this film and several other lost Keaton shorts in the cellar. As the rolls were nitrate, disintegration had taken its toll. Mason made sure that this and the other classics were saved and restored at a film lab.
- GoofsThe radio mast that Keaton erects on the boat is missing in the shots of the boat model.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979)
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Damned if I know.
This one might not be the best one of Keaton, but the adventures of one family on the self made boat is entertaining enough that it is worth your time. To understand the joke where Buster sends out S.O.S signal is good to know that the name of of the boat 'Damfino' means damned is I know. Also, International Buster Keaton Society (yes, there is such a cool organization) is called 'The Damfinos'.
Films starts with the scene, where Buster tries to get the boat out of the house and from there, one thing after another goes hilariously wrong that you finally start feel for the heroes. Fantastic scene is where the boat capsizes repeatedly and Buster runs like a hamster in a wheel while trying to send S.O.S. message.
Films starts with the scene, where Buster tries to get the boat out of the house and from there, one thing after another goes hilariously wrong that you finally start feel for the heroes. Fantastic scene is where the boat capsizes repeatedly and Buster runs like a hamster in a wheel while trying to send S.O.S. message.
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- Sep 13, 2018
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- Runtime23 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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