Elmer butts leaves his small arizona town for new york where he has decided to try his luck on a radio amateur show. Buster keaton doing some russian dancing in grand slam. I watched this because its the one film among busters educational pictures. Grand slam is a 1933 american comedy film directed by william dieterle and alfred e. Bridge the winning of tricks by one player or side or the contract to do so 2. When they went to paris to take on the french they were. Not only is grand slam opera a huge improvement over the most recent educational shorts, but id go as far as saying that its the best sound film keaton ever was the star of. Hammons written bybuster keaton charles lamont starringbuster keaton cinematographygus peterson production company educational pictures distributed byunited artists release date february 21, 1936 running time 20 minutes countryunited states languageenglish grand slam opera is a 1936 american short comedy film starring buster keaton. Grand slam of hollywood show business, winning emmy, grammy, oscar, and tony awards in an american entertainment career see list of people who have won academy, emmy, grammy, and tony awards grand slam of philippine film industry, winning category awards from four major film awardgiving bodies in a year see list of people who won the.
Originally one of his less successful talkies, this film has been completely. Grand slam opera 1936 out of 4 elmer butts buster keaton travels from arizona to new york where he wants to appear on an amateurhour talent contest but while in town he also tries to win the heart of a young woman diana lewis he sees cooking pancakes in a window. Complete with bios,filmographies and movies to watch. He is best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the nickname the great stone face. Become a fan via fan sites about grand slam opera, 1936, directed by charles lamont, with buster keaton. Voirfilm grand slam opera streaming complet vf 1936hd. Grand slam opera is a 1936 american short comedy film starring buster keaton. This list has been taken from the book 501 movie stars. Clip from buster keatons grand slam opera 1936 youtube. Grand slam opera charles lamont, buster keaton, 1936.
See what famous, scandalous and notable sporting events happened on march. I have listed the actor and hisher most important movies as listed in the book. Grand slam opera educational films corporation of america comedy. Thay offer the maist rankin pynts, prize money, public an media attention, the greatest strenth an size o field, an greater nummer o best o sets for men. Grand slam is a precursor to what would have been mario bavas rabid dogs. Created by martinkopperudandersen favorited 6 times, disliked 0 times, added to 9 watchlists complete buster keaton short film filmography. His career was slightly reinvigorated when he produced the short grand slam opera 1936. For film audiences everywhere, ol buster was past his prime and. I thought this was about on par with grand slam opera, which everyone says is the best of the educational pictures films, while the general consensus seems to be that three on a limb is a feeble entry. Buster keaton and diana lewis in grand slam opera 1936 buster keaton in.
Educational pictures, also known as educational film exchanges, inc. For that, hell need to send four criminal experts to do the dirty work. Buster keaton doing a russian dance in grand slam opera 1936 keaton. Actors mark wahlberg and winston duke talk about filming new film. Biography joseph frank keaton was born on october 4, 1895 in piqua. Diana lewis september 18, 1919 january 18, 1997 was an american film actress and an metrogoldwynmayer contract player. While it has received latter day praise from keaton fans, even at the time it was received as something special. Educational primarily distributed short subjects, and today is probably best known for its series of 1930s comedies starring buster keaton, as well as for a series of onereel comedies. Grand slam 1967 giuliano montaldo, janet leigh, robert. In it, he sings, dances, juggles, and creates inventive new routines. In fact the film kinda feels like a bava film in a way.
The best movies of 1936 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. Grand slam opera is a 1936 american short comedy film starring buster keaton plot. Though she signs the accords and he doesnt, each understands why the other makes the decision they do, and when the chips are really down, natasha listens to what steve has to say and helps him out. Green, starring paul lukas, loretta young, and frank mchugh. Grand slam opera approved 20min comedy, short 21 february 1936 usa elmer butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price. The grand slam tournaments, an aa cried majors, are the fower maist important annual tennis events. Asked in classical music when was grand slam opera created. Elmer butts keaton is seen off by his friends as he boards a train to begin his. At the time, he had just made the brilliant grand slam opera, in which he appears as a juggler on a radio amateur hour. Diana lewis september 18, 1919 january 18, 1997 was an american film actress and an metrogoldwynmayer. It starts off with a spoof of a scene which many of you have seen done correctly in a film biography. It is considered by fans and critics to be keaton still in top form, and it was added to the national film registry in 2005 as being deemed culturally.
Grand slam opera 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In the film he plays a college chemist who keeps creating eccentric potions including one. And no list of tinseltown legends would be complete. Charlie chan at the opera 1936 feature video dailymotion.
Toward 1830 the operacomique developed into serious music drama approximating grand opera and gradually lost its satiric character. Chemist, the 1936 12 out of 4 this educational short with buster keaton had him directed by comic legend al christie and this here would be the only picture where theyd work together. Elmer butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price by dancing and juggling. Cap and natasha are two of the few people that remain pretty cordial to each other throughout the film. It is a delightful shot of musicalcomedy silliness in which buster sings, dances and destroys a bed. Or when he worked as a gagman at mgm in the 30s and 40s. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Nov 28, 2015 10 backandforth facts about abbott and costello. Watch charlie chan at the opera 1936 feature film gorillas on dailymotion. Posts about grand slam opera written by matthew ross. Elmer butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price. Posted in rsilentmoviegifs by ulittlebobbychairs 159 points and 3 comments.
What are the answers to vocabulary workshop unit level blue. A man tries passing off a socially awkward fellow as a casanova in the hopes of marrying off his would be sisterinlaw. Illusionist finalist puzzles judges on britains got talent 2019 magicians got talent duration. He regarded the 16 films he made there, across three years, as a creative low point, but remained proud of two of them.
Working for educational films, keaton made grand slam opera in 1936. A comprehensive guide to the greatest screen actors. Overview of grand slam opera, 1936, directed by charles lamont, with buster keaton, at turner classic movies. Run elmer, and grand slam opera, universally regarded as the pick of the bunch. Buster keaton grand slam opera 1936 video dailymotion. Grand slam opera directed bybuster keaton charles lamont produced bye. Joseph frank keaton october 4, 1895 february 1, 1966, known professionally as buster keaton, was an american actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. Synopsis elmer butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first price. Apparently i can no longer be objective about anything. It is a delightful shot of musicalcomedy silliness in. Buy grand slam bbc wales film dvd in 1977 wales had a rugby team that was second to none. Grand slam opera the girl downstairs 1936 choose your partners 1935 all the kings horses aggresive.
Grand slam opera is really satisfyingly funny all the way through, and it has that unmistakable and unique eccentricity of spirit found in many of keatons silents. Lou gehrig hit his final grand slam, and the yankees became the first club to. Learn about 392 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1936 or search by date or keyword. In it, we see buster trying to become a radio star, even though he cant sing and fully intends to do physical comedy. I see it as a pretty funny film one of an increasing number of shorts and small features that would keep him going until the 1950s brought his rediscovery by the public. All grand slam opera movie posters,high res movie posters image for grand slam opera. Mar 02, 2016 a brand new restoration and edit of the educational pictures film, grand slam opera starring buster keaton. Its a complicated plan, but things get much more complicated when they discover that the safe is now protected by a new multimicrophone system called grand slam 70, which sets off an alarm if it detects any noise above 14 decibels. Buster keaton doing a russian dance in grand slam opera 1936. The cameraman was keatons first film with metrogoldwynmayer. Released by grudge records in 1989 45152f containing music from grand slam 1989. The trouble is that, though not without talent, elmer is a very clumsy fellow with a knack for being off the mark and putting himself in impossible situations. Grand slam opera 1936 after his triumphs in an incredible run of shorts and features during the 1920s, comedy superstar buster keaton hit hard times. Grand slam opera 1936 short love nest on wheels 1937 short he couldnt say no 1938.
Buster keaton tries to imitate fred astaire in grand slam opera 1936. Or his 1934 french film le roi des champselysees or the 1939 comedy pest from the west, which are full of unique comedy material. The picture stars keaton, marceline day, harold goodwin, and others. A hatcheck girls skill with cards lands her a wealthy bridge champion. Quotes on his time working as an uncredited gag writer for the marx brothers at mgm it was an event when you could get all three of them on the set at the same time. Buster did do a broom gag in grand slam opera 1936, but that was longer after the fact. Grand slam soundtrack from 1989, composed by various artists, bill conti.
Mickeys grand opera mickey mouse in living color 1936. Mickey conducts the orchestra as donald duck and clara cluck sing a duet, which is marred by plutos antics with a magicians hat and its magical inhabitants. The film includes a song, goodbye elmer, set to the tune of george m. Grand slam film article about grand slam film by the. Buster keaton in grand slam opera 1936 buster keaton and diana lewis in grand slam opera. Buster keaton great director profile senses of cinema. Georges bizets carmen 1875 is a late, isolated example of operacomique, possessing spoken dialogue but dealing with a tragic theme.
The cameraman is a 1928 american silent comedy film directed by edward sedgwick and an uncredited buster keaton. An old professor played by edward g robinson in rio decides to cobble together a fantastic group of thieves to pull off the ultimate heist. That would explain his behavior in a rare gem of a movie entitled grand slam opera, a talkie made in 1936 long past what most critics considered his prime. Feb 19, 2018 in februarys judo world, rhiannon jones heads to frances capital to take a closer look at the paris grand slam and czech judoka lukas krpalek. Elmer butts is a contestant in a radio amateur hour show hoping to win the first.
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