Sunday, September 20, 2009

Buster Keaton -- Down to the Well

Weepingprophet did this amazing Buster Keaton montage to the tune of The Pixies' "Down to the Well". I'm trying to identify what movies all the bits are from. And a couple of them are very familiar but I can't place exactly what movie they're from. Help?

(Links take you to where you can watch the movie in question free online)



*"Smile" -- Go West (1925)
*Three mirrors -- The Playhouse
*Car bump -- Go West
*Proto bicycle -- Our Hospitality (1923)
*Collapsing car -- Three Ages (1923)
*Saying grace with one eye open -- Our Hospitality
*Swinging waterfall rescue -- Our Hospitality
*Phone booth window -- The Bellboy (1918)
*Boat under the bridge -- The Boat (1921)
*Clonking caveman -- Three Ages (1923)
*Changing scenes -- Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
*Bed in a stable -- Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928) (Sorry about the cheesy soundtrack; all the freebies have that same one. Watch on Netflix if you want better, but it'll cost ya.)
*Bull's eye view -- Go West (1925)
*Boxing spin -- Battling Butler (1926) (All I could get was a clip, not the whole film. Sorry.)
*Dangling condiments -- The Scarecrow (1920)
*Stairway to Heaven/Slide to Hell -- The Haunted House (1921)
*Locomotive rail ride -- The General (1927) (Sorry about the intro and cheesy music. A much better one is available on Netflix.)
*Dive into the river -- Seven Chances
*Derailing car / Slow blink / Trestle collapse -- The General
*Kiss and topple -- The Navigator (1924)
*Passing car yank offscreen -- Cops (1922)
*Opening doors -- The Navigator
*Football scene -- Three Ages
*Thumbs down -- Three Ages
*Into the spout, onto the plank crash -- The Navigator
*"How to Be a Detective"/Following closely -- Sherlock, Jr.
*Railroad crossing/Looking back/Leering guy kicked thru wall -- Sherlock, Jr.
*Dive through the peddler's tray -- Sherlock, Jr.
*Two one-armed guys clapping -- The Playhouse
*Scene changes again -- Sherlock, Jr.
*Helping the horse -- Cops
*Conked by well handle -- Go West
*Wet fainting girl on ladder -- The Navigator
*Ghostly Buster smacks sleeping self -- Sherlock, Jr.
*Backing away from bad coffee -- The Navigator
*Startled handhold -- Sherlock, Jr.
*Sparring dummy -- Battling Butler
*Two dancing Busters -- The Playhouse
*Falling wall -- Steamboat Bill Jr.
*Ladder on wall -- Cops
*Slide into Hell redux -- The Haunted House
*Car into tree -- Seven Chances
*Monkey face -- The Playhouse
*Cowboy trip -- Go West
*Sidewalk tumble -- The Cameraman (1928)
*Cowcatcher toss -- The General
*Ride in spare tire -- Seven Chances
*Scaffold crane shot -- The Cameraman
*Run toward camera -- Seven Chances
*Punch clock/Broom into knothole -- The Playhouse
*Blown down street -- Steamboat Bill Jr.
*Sawing bass viol -- The Playhouse
*Landing on guy -- Cops
*Monkey ringing for service/Applauding couple/Conductor/Buster Keaton's Minstrels -- The Playhouse

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