Buster Keaton "Francis". His father was Joseph Hallie "Joe" Keaton, who owned a traveling show with Harry Houdini called the Mohawk Indian Medicine Company, which performed on stage and sold patent medicine on the side. According to a frequently repeated story, which may be apocryphal, Keaton acquired the nickname "Buster" at about 18 months of age. Keaton told interviewer Fletcher Markle that Houdini was present one day when the young Keaton took a tumble down a long flight of stairs without injury. After the infant sat up and shook off his experience, Houdini remarked, "That was a real buster!" According to Keaton,
Buster Keaton Rides Again Buster Keaton Rides Again Buster Keaton Rides Again is a 55-minute 1965 documentary film directed by John Spotton and narrated by Michael Kane. The film is a behind-the-scenes documentary shot while Buster Keaton's film "The Railrodder" (1965), was being produced. Although it is a production documentary, the film is actually longer than "The Railrodder", which was only 24 minutes long. Both films were produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). In addition, a French version of "Buster Keaton Rides Again", "Avec Buster Keaton" was released. "Buster Keaton Rides Again" combines behind-the-scenes footage during the filming of "The Railrodder"