This Day in Buster…December 8, 1931
"Free And Easy,” with the title "Fabricante de Estrelas,” opens in Portugal. Buster Keaton recorded this movie in English, Spanish and German. Here he is with Raquel Torres in "Estrellados"

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Movie Monday - Buster Keaton’s “Stone Face” was far more mobile in the Comique days, and 1917’s “Oh Doctor!” is an especially good example of that! Buster goes through a whole range of emotions at the hands of Roscoe Arbuckle, his doctor father.

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This Day in Buster…December 7, 1935
"La Fiesta de Santa Barbara" is released by MGM. Buster Keaton is brought to tears by the Garland Sisters’ performance of “La Cucaracha” - you might recognize a 13-year-old Judy in her final on-screen performance with the trio.

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This Day in Buster…December 5, 1920
Buster Keaton with The Flying Escalantes - pals from the Vaudeville circuit - assisting on escaping with the girl next-door, Virginia Fox. “Neighbors” has its premiere in Atlanta, going on general release in January 1921.

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This Day In Buster…December 4, 1928…
‘Steamboat Bill, Jr.’ with the title ‘El héroe del río’, opens in Spain.

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Television Tuesday - Episode "No Time at All" has a stricken airliner that disappears from radar on a flight from Miami to New York on Playhouse 90 CBS TV. Featuring Buster Keaton as ‘Harrison’ with others such as, William Lundigan, Keenan Wynn and Cliff Edwards.

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This Day in Buster…December 1, 1921
The North Adams Transcript reports, “Any picture in which Keaton appears is sure to procure a “laugh a minute,” but in “The Playhouse” Buster has outdone himself. It is chockful of side-splitting situations and gags."

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Movie Monday - Buster Keaton and Joe Roberts engage in the thrill of the chase in “The Blacksmith,” 1922. This scene, rediscovered in 2013, was filmed by Buster after he was unhappy with the original - for all these years, we’d been watching the version he didn’t like!

November 30, 1931
The Daily Herald writes a review for "Sidewalks of New York," "I thought there was nothing new to be extracted from a comic boxing match; yet Buster gave me the best fun of all in this scene, and the ludicrous possibilities of the ring are inexhaustible."

Saturday Captions -
This Day in Buster…November 29, 1941
"She's Oil Mine" is released by Columbia Pictures. The short condenses Buster’s 1932 movie, “The Passionate Plumber” into just 17 minutes. There are a few differences…

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“The Paleface,” 1921 may not have aged well in terms of its portrayal of indigenous Americans, however the story sees the tribe triumph over greedy oil sharks who aim to steal their land at a time when this was still common practice by the US Government.

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This Day in Buster… November 28, 1921
“The Boat” has its general release. The film is just one of the instances of the use of the “Damfino” gag, the name of the boat and the name we fans have adopted to describe ourselves. Why? Damfino!

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Thankful Thursday -
Happy Thanksgiving to those Damfamily members that celebrate - we’re thankful for every like, share & comment over this past year. You help keep Buster Keaton’s spirit alive. Hope your turkey (or duck) doesn't end up as tough as Buster's.

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