16 Buster Keaton stunts that’ll blow your mind at his sheer skill and artistry
The talent of Buster Keaton shines through the years in these 16 GIFS collected from the wonderful twitter.com/silentmoviegifs account.
Watch each one in wonder and awe, knowing that each one was done without CGI and many were as dangerous as fuck.
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Buster Keaton at the gates of heaven
(The Haunted House 1921) pic.twitter.com/dDtkIanvpd— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) October 5, 2016
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"I always want the audience to out-guess me, and then I double-cross them."
Buster Keaton pic.twitter.com/C09BYrLGsY— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) February 16, 2016
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Born October 4, 1895: Buster Keaton
(Sherlock Jr. 1924) pic.twitter.com/Hv0jHLJfuz— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) October 4, 2016
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Costing $42,000 in 1926, this shot from Buster Keaton's The General is often called the most expensive of the silent era pic.twitter.com/3vHzfYheWJ
— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) September 28, 2016
5.
Buster Keaton cleaning a window
(The Bell Boy 1918) pic.twitter.com/IzP8CK2CDn— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) October 6, 2016
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Born October 4, 1895: Buster Keaton
(The Goat 1921) pic.twitter.com/419xvNX2No— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) October 4, 2016
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Buster Keaton in The Cameraman (1928) pic.twitter.com/8s4TSeX9WM
— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) November 20, 2016
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How did Buster Keaton do this?
(Sherlock Jr. 1924) pic.twitter.com/YX2yvCeF22— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) September 4, 2016
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Buster Keaton crosses a river without getting his shoes wet
(The Scarecrow 1920) pic.twitter.com/fXfQ2bVc40— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) May 2, 2016
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Buster Keaton in The Haunted House (1921) pic.twitter.com/MsApetmcNt
— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) October 27, 2016
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Buster Keaton makes a quick escape
(The Goat 1921) pic.twitter.com/45M7Nrbjan— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) May 5, 2016
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Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr. (1924) pic.twitter.com/xQjiYuAnMh
— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) August 28, 2016
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Buster Keaton in The General (1926) pic.twitter.com/2EFJcTtBCk
— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) October 7, 2016
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Born October 4, 1895: Buster Keaton
(The General 1926) pic.twitter.com/V3aZ2wjwiB— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) October 4, 2016
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Buster Keaton in The Haunted House (1921) pic.twitter.com/zzsBFIfSjs
— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) October 16, 2016
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Buster Keaton was famous for doing his own stunts, like this jump in Three Ages (1923) pic.twitter.com/mBnxty5woL
— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) August 9, 2016
And finally…
Orson Welles called Buster Keaton "one of the most beautiful men I ever saw on the screen."
Hard to argue with that. pic.twitter.com/BUmbzeI46a— Silent Movie GIFs (@silentmoviegifs) June 1, 2016