Movie Monday: Buster Keaton made a series of shorts for Columbia Pictures, which he referred to as “cheaters” since they were cheap and made quickly. The first is “Pest from the West,” 1939, adapted from “The Invader," made three years prior. #oldhollywood

This Day in Buster… September 6, 1929 "The Cameraman,” with the title "Buster Keaton, der Filmreporter"—later re-titled as “Der Kameramann”—opens in Germany. #oldhollywood #busterkeaton

Join IBKS in Muskegon, MI, to celebrate the centennial of The General and Battling Butler, featuring special guest presenter David Weddle—Peabody-winning screenwriter, author, and lifelong Keaton devotee who co-wrote a Buster project with Marty Feldman. buff.ly/GeMaByj

Saturday Captions- Caption this moment between French comedian Georges Milton and Buster Keaton outside the Cirque Medrano in 1947. #oldhollywood

This Day in Buster… September 5, 1947 Buster Keaton begins a four-week run at Cirque Medrano in Paris. The show became extremely popular, & so Buster & wife Eleanor returned in 1950, 1952 & 1954. #oldhollywood

Buster Keaton and Jack Oakie at a charity baseball game between MGM (Keaton) and Paramount (Oakie) that raised money for the 1932 LA Summer Olympic games. They're with the trophy for the fastest baserunner. #oldhollywood

This Day in Buster…September 4, 1927 Buster Keaton films the famous falling house-front stunt for Steamboat Bill, Jr. The front weighed approximately two tons and was released by multiple ropes on the roof, with just 2 inches of clearance around the falling window.

Throwback Thursday - "Here is Buster Keaton's version of "The Ladder of Love." With the alluring Sybil Seely as the party of the second part, it ought to be well worth the trouble. It all occurred on the Metro Lot in Hollywood, where the Keaton comedies are filmed."

This Day in Buster…September 3, 1928 “Steamboat Bill, Jr.,” with the title "Wasser hat Balken,” opens in Germany. #oldhollywood #silentfilm

WIP Wednesday-Can you spot the Buster Keaton in this behind-the-scenes photo taken in 1923 during the filming of “Our Hospitality?” #oldhollywood

September 2, 1923 The Idaho Statesman reports that Joe Roberts had suffered a stroke of apoplexy, meaning a new ‘heavy’ would need to be brought in to reshoot and finish “Our Hospitality.” Joe recovered enough that he insisted on finishing the picture, but very sadly passed away a few months later.

This Day in Buster… September 1, 1920, “One Week,” Buster Keaton’s first short film produced by his own studio, is released. #oldhollywood #silentfilm

Movie Monday: "Le roi des Champs-Élysées,” The final scene divides opinion amongst fans as Buster Keaton smiles—he was not so keen on ending with a grin, & supposedly the French audiences booed. What say you? #oldhollywood

August 31, 1932 The L.A. Times reports that Buster Keaton visited the set of “Rasputin and the Empress" and gave the Barrymore clan an inspection. “I’d rather be Buster Keaton in comedy than all the Barrymores in 'Rasputin.'" Pictured are “Queen” Ethel Barrymore, Buster, and his pal, Lew Cody.

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/Bhnfg9m

This Day in Buster… August 30, 1930 "Doughboys" opens in the U.S. with Buster Keaton, Sally Eilers, and Ed Brophy. #oldhollywood

This Day in Buster… August 29, 1931 The St. Joseph’s News Press heralds Buster Keaton a great lover for his performance in “Parlor, Bedroom and Bath.” #oldhollywood

Saturday Captions: Caption this promo pic with Buster Keaton and Ed Brophy from “Parlor, Bedroom & Bath,” 1931. #oldhollywood

Bringing in the vamp...guaranteed to break the king's thermometer. Buster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, Al St. John and Molly Malone in "Back Stage," 1919.

This Day in Buster… August 28, 1925 Donald O’Connor is born—he would later, at the age of 32, play Buster Keaton in the biopic “The Buster Keaton Story.”

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/Bhnfg9m

This Day in Buster… August 27, 1932 The Corsicana Daily Sun prints: “Archaeology, mythology, philology, syntax, pectoral, Aristotle and Socrates—these high-sounding terms were part of the daily vocabulary of Buster Keaton during filming of his new romedy ‘Speak Easily.'"

Throwback Thursday—Two collectors' cards from the Belgian company "Chocolaterie Clovis" with Buster Keaton, Georgette Rhodes, and André Luguet in "Buster se marie," the French version of "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath." #oldhollywood

TV Tuesday—Buster Keaton takes a pie to the face in the opening credits of CBS’ 1965 special, “A Tribute to Stan Laurel,” hosted by Dick Van Dyke. #oldhollywood

The Journal prints "Free and Easy," giving a synopsis of the film. "A story of the best-looking girl of Gopher City, Kansas, who went to Hollywood with her mother and Keaton, her manager, to break into the movies. His adventure with the girl, none other than Anita Page, will furnish many laughs."

MovieMonday: “Free & Easy,” 1930, is Buster Keaton’s first talkie in which he speaks. An agent for the girl he loves, he tries to find her success in Hollywood but ends up in front of the camera himself. And she ends up with the leading man… who is NOT Buster but Robert Montgomery.

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/Bhnfg9m

This Day in Buster… August 23, 1924 The Californian prints an ad for “Sherlock Jr.,” insisting that when you see the Great Pool Game—YOU'LL EXPLODE!

Saturday Captions: Buster Keaton handles plenty of checks but seems to be more interested in checking out what Virginia Fox is checking in… Caption this promo pic for “The Haunted House." 1921

This Day in Buster… August 22, 1926 "Battling Butler" opens in New York. #oldhollywood