The Cameraman (1928)
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- Passed
- 1h 16min
- Comedy, Drama
- 22 Sep 1928 (USA)
- Movie
Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion-picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.
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Cast verified as complete
Buster Keaton | ... |
Buster
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Marceline Day | ... |
Sally
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Harold Goodwin | ... |
Stagg
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Sidney Bracey | ... |
Editor
(as Sidney Bracy)
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Harry Gribbon | ... |
Cop
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Richard Alexander | ... |
The Big Sea Lion (uncredited)
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Edward Brophy | ... |
Man in Bath-House (uncredited)
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Ray Cooke | ... |
Office Worker (uncredited)
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Vernon Dent | ... |
Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
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Gertrude Ederle | ... |
Gertrude Ederle (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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William Irving | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Harry Keaton | ... |
Swimmer in Swimming Pool (uncredited)
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Louise Keaton | ... |
Swimmer in Swimming Pool (uncredited)
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Charles A. Lindbergh | ... |
Charles A. Lindbergh (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Randall (uncredited)
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Jack Raymond | ... |
Swimming Pool Attendant (uncredited)
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Directed by
Edward Sedgwick | ||
Buster Keaton | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Clyde Bruckman | ... | (story by) and |
Lew Lipton | ... | (story by) |
Joseph Farnham | ... | (titles) (as Joe Farnham) |
Al Boasberg | ... | () (uncredited) |
Byron Morgan | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Buster Keaton | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Lawrence Weingarten | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Mitja Reichenberg | ... | composer |
Cinematography by
Reggie Lanning | ... | (photographed by) |
Elgin Lessley | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
Hugh Wynn | ... | film editor |
Basil Wrangell | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
Edward Brophy | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Art Department
Fred Gabourie | ... | settings |
Ernie Orsatti | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Dugas | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
George Gordon Nogle | ... | camera operator: New York (uncredited) |
Melbourne Spurr | ... | publicity photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
David Cox | ... | wardrobe |
Script and Continuity Department
Richard Schayer | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Tony Campanaro | ... | wrangler (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (An Edward Sedgwick Production) (A Buster Keaton Production)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1928) (United States) (theatrical)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1929) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Ufa-Metro-Verleihbetriebe GmbH (Parufamet) (1929) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1930) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD) (as TCM Archives) (on 'The Buster Keaton Collection')
- Warner Home Vidéo (2008) (France) (DVD)
- New Star (2012) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- The Criterion Collection (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Collection (2020) (United States) (DVD)
- France 3 (1980) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (1982) (France) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
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Taglines | BUSTER KEATON WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH 'TILL YOU CRY in THE CAMERAMAN with Marceline Day. (Print Ad- Oxnard Daily Courier,((Oxnard, Calif.)) 5 November 1928) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The film was almost lost forever. The only known copy at the time was destroyed in a fire at Storage Vault No. 7 at MGM on 10 August 1965. The existing master copy of it was made using a print that was found in Paris in 1968, and a master positive copy of nearly the entire film, found in 1991. In modern copies of the film, the quality of the image varies dramatically; the scenes with best quality were obtained from the material found in 1991. See more » |
Goofs | As Buster goes to the newsreel office for the first time, the same girl leaves the building in consecutive shots. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964). See more » |
Quotes |
Sally Richards:
[advice to the aspiring cameraman]
You must always grind forward... never backward. See more » |