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     The Cameraman
1928  NR  COMEDY  1h 7min
CAST— Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin, Sidney Bracey, Harry Gribbon, Edward Brophy
MUSIC— Silent  DIRECTOR— Edward Sedgwick

     Buster Keaton, in his first silent feature for MGM Studios, delivers yet another stone-faced performance as the put upon everyman trying desperately to get ahead; but alas, trying in vain. Here we find Buster as a nearly penniless photographer on the streets of New York who sees an opportunity come his way; he sees the chance to become a News Reel photographer, shooting film where the real action is. He also sees the chance to woo a lovely receptionist at the News Reel branch office. But, ahem, business before pleasure, right? His first few attempts at filming are washouts. He becomes a laughingstock at the office, thereby ruining his chances with the girl of his dreams. Will he be given a chance to make good? Will he and his girl reconcile? The viewer finds himself almost interested enough to care. The film is far from attaining the high standards Keaton set with classics such as The General (1926) and Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928). But then again, what can? Deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress National Film Registry.
OUR RATING— **