This Day in Buster… August 5, 1926 Buster Keaton fights for his love in “Battling Butler,” which has its U.S. premiere in Chicago. Join us at our annual convention in Muskegon, Michigan where we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Battling Butler & The General. buff.ly/lhBxEPA

WIPWednesday: Promotional photo of Buster Keaton and Mary O'Brien in "Battling Butler," 1926. #oldhollywood #silentfilm

This Day in Buster… August 4, 1921 Buster Keaton sits amongst the 10 finalists he chose for the Funny Face contest, the prize being a paid Hollywood contract and a chance to act with him in film. It was Alberta Vaughn to his right who won the contest dressed as a “LIFE GARD.” #oldhollywood

TV Tuesday - ”Route 66” episode "Journey to Ninevah" with guest stars Buster Keaton and Joe E. Brown. It was written by Keaton's friend William Cox. #oldhollywood

This Day in Buster… August 3, 1924 The Statesman Journal gives a favorable review of Natalie Talmadge’s performance in “Our Hospitality"—"Looking prettier than ever, she brings back to the silent drama a broadened acting ability and adds greatly to the picture.” #oldhollywood

Movie Monday - Buster Keaton is a real powerhouse in “The Electric House,” 1922 - he refilmed the short after an accident with the stairs on set left him with his leg in a cast & out of action for a couple of months. #oldhollywood #silentfilm

Celebrate 100 years of Buster Keaton’s "The General" & "Battling Butler" with the Damfinos in Muskegon, MI (Oct 2–3)! Featuring rare artifacts, Roscoe Arbuckle’s lost film "Gasoline Gus," and live theater organ screenings. 🎟️ Get tickets now: buff.ly/lhBxEPA

This Day in Buster… August 2, 1950 “Sunset Boulevard” is released. Buster Keaton, alongside Anna Q. Nilsson and H. B. Warner, plays bridge with Gloria Swanson—one of a collection of “waxworks.” #oldhollywood

This Day in Buster… August 1, 1960 Rehearsals begin in New York for "Once Upon a Mattress," where Buster plays the mute character, King Sextimus.

Saturday Captions—Caption this promo pic for “Good Night, Nurse!” with Buster Keaton and Roscoe Arbuckle. #oldhollywood #silentfilm

This Day in Buster… July 31, 1922 The Fayetteville Observer on “The Goat”: “Buster as the sad-faced victim is always comical, while Virginia Fox proves a most winsome heroine.” #oldhollywood #silentfilm

Buster Keaton in "The Goat," 1921. #oldhollywood #silentfilm

Celebrate 100 years of Buster Keaton’s "The General" & "Battling Butler" with the Damfinos in Muskegon, MI (Oct 2–3)! Featuring rare artifacts, Roscoe Arbuckle’s lost film "Gasoline Gus," and live theater organ screenings. 🎟️ Get tickets now: buff.ly/lhBxEPA

Throwback Thursday—The Miami Herald is excited for the opening of “Newcomers of 1928,” an all-star show including Buster Keaton in the line-up, running at the Deauville Hotel Casanova Room. #oldhollywood

This Day in Buster… July 30, 1921 Buster Keaton is sifting through entries for the L.A. Evening Express’ Funny Face contest—the prize being a paid film contract and a chance to act with Buster Keaton… things didn’t quite work out that way for the winner. (behind Buster, Alberta Vaughn had won.)

This Day in Buster… July 29, 1918 Eleanor Ruth Norris, third wife of Buster Keaton, is born in Hollywood, California. Eleanor never remarried & advocated for her dearest husband’s work for the rest of her days. #oldhollywood

WIP Wednesday—Buster Keaton and his wife Eleanor preparing for an appearance at Cirque Medrano on September 25, 1952 #oldhollywood

This Day in Buster… July 28, 1923 The Americus Times-Recorder claims that when Buster Keaton did the “All hands on deck” sequence, Big Joe Roberts (oddly identified as Jo King in the article) stepping on his hand was not in the script. #oldhollywood #silentfilm

TV Tuesday—Buster Keaton stars as Alonzo Pennyworth in "The Square World of Alonzo Pennyworth," a travel agent who's never traveled...and who also gets no place with his girlfriend Linda! So, he day-dreams romantic adventures, starring himself! November 1955. #oldhollywood

This Day in Buster… July 27, 1931 “Wir Schalten Um Auf Hollywood,” a comedy starring Paul Morgan, who appeared with Buster Keaton in the German version of “Parlor, Bedroom and Bath,” has its premiere in Vienna. #oldhollywood

Movie Monday - "Casanova wider Willen," the German language version of "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath." Buster Keaton learned the German script phonetically, which he preferred to dubbed film—here he’s with Paul Morgan, Leni Stengel, and Marion Lessing. #oldhollywood

Celebrate 100 years of Buster Keaton’s "The General" & "Battling Butler" with the Damfinos in Muskegon, MI (Oct 2–3)! Featuring rare artifacts, Roscoe Arbuckle’s lost film "Gasoline Gus," and live theater organ screenings. 🎟️ Get tickets now: buff.ly/lhBxEPA

This Day in Buster… July 26, 1930 The Cleveland Press mentions Ed Sedgewick and his role in "Doughboys," saying, "Director of Buster Keaton's latest, he plays part of a cook in the film, as well as singing a tune accompanying Keaton and Cliff Edwards."

This Day in Buster… July 25, 1926 It’s reported that Cottage Grove adored Marion Mack—"She is a veritable human dynamo of vivacity.” #oldhollywood

Saturday Captions - Caption these promotional photos from Buster Keaton's "General Nuisance," released by Columbia, with Elsie Ames. #oldhollywood

Buster Keaton & Ernest Torrence in "Steamboat Bill, Jr." 1928. #oldhollywood #silentfilm

This Day in Buster… July 24, 1927 The Wichita Eagle reports that a brand new town is being built by Buster Keaton along the shores of the Sacramento River. It is, in fact, the set for “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” #oldhollywood #silentfilm

Join the IBKS in conjunction with Paul E. Gierucki for a world re-premiere! Lost for over 100 years, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle’s lost feature Gasoline Gus (1921) screens for the 1st time since the 1920s at our convention in Muskegon, MI (Oct 2-3, 2026)! 🎟️ Details & tickets: buff.ly/uT0BvQi

Throwback Thursday: Buster and his two sons, Bobby and Jimmy, on the shoulders of Gilbert Roland, a close friend of the Keaton-Talmadge couple. #oldhollywood

This Day in Buster… July 23, 1926 At 3 PM, Buster Keaton filmed the most expensive 14 seconds in silent movie history—crashing an actual train into a river in one epic take! Want to see it on the big screen? The IBKS will be showing The General at our upcoming convention! buff.ly/8Rdjz3s