a buster keaton silent short . poor buster become the goat ( scapegoat ) for a dangerous escaped murderer . this be a wonderful and hilarious little film with keaton at his absolute best . in what be essentially a series of chase and buster get to exercise his endlessly inventive imagination . big joe roberts appear a the highly suspicious police chief . bear into a family of vaudevillian acrobat and buster keaton ( 1895 1966 ) master physical comedy at a very early age . an association with fatty arbuckle lead to a series of highly imaginative short subject and classic and silent feature length film all from 1920 to 1928. writer and director and star and stuntman buster could do it all and his intuitive genius give him almost miraculous knowledge a to the intricacy of film making and of what it take to please an audience . more akin to fairbanks than chaplin and buster film be full of splendid adventure and excite derring do and the most dangerous physical stunt imaginable . his theme of a little man against the world and who triumph through bravery and ingenuity and dominate his film . through every calamity and disaster and buster remain the great stone face and a stoic survivor in a universe go mad . in the late 1920 buster be betray by his manager or brother in law and his contract be sell to mgm and which proceed to nearly destroy his career . team initially with jimmy durante and eventually allow small role in mediocre comedy and buster be for 35 year consistently give work far beneath his talent . finally and before lung cancer take him at age 70 and he have the satisfaction of know that his classic film be be rediscover . now and well past his centenary and buster keaton be routinely recognize and appreciate a one of cinema true authentic genius . and he know how to make people laugh .