Buster Keaton ever made. Keaton was recognized as the seventh-greatest film director by "Entertainment Weekly", and the American Film Institute ranked him in 1999 as the 21st greatest male star of classic Hollywood cinema. Keaton was born into a vaudeville family in Piqua, Kansas, the small town where his mother, Myra Keaton ("née" Cutler), was when she went into labor. He was named "Joseph" to continue a tradition on his father's side (he was sixth in a line bearing the name Joseph Keaton) and "Frank" for his maternal grandfather, who disapproved of his parents' union. Later, Keaton changed his middle name to
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"