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| Motion Picture News, 24-February-1923 |
When I first started reading about silent comedy, Buster Keaton's "Day Dreams" was considered a lost film. Later, people digging around found most of the movie, but some scenes are still missing. Eddie Cline and Buster directed.
"Day Dreams" has special meaning for me because it was partly shot in San Francisco and includes a scene shot on the Powell/Mason cable car line. In this screenshot, we see Buster sitting on the front bench of a Powell Street cable car while it rotates on the turntable at Bay and Taylor Streets.
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| Motion Picture News, 24-February-1923 |
"The Balloonatic" (great name) may have been the first of Buster's silent short films that I saw. The Main Library used to show films one day a week at lunchtime.
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| Motion Picture News, 24-February-1923 |
"Buster Keaton rises to great heights..."
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| Motion Picture News, 03-February-1923 |
Metro, which had released Buster's first season of silent comedies, wanted to distribute the first feature in which he had creative control, The Three Ages. First National released Buster's second season of silent comedies.
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