The High Sign

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The High Sign is a 1921 silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, known for its inventive gags and early showcase of Keaton’s deadpan style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
short film
silent comedy film
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Elgin Lessley
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception later acclaimed as an important early Keaton film
director Buster Keaton
Edward F. Cline
distributor First National Pictures
editedBy Buster Keaton
era silent film era
featuresCharacter Buster (a drifter)
featuresOrganization The Blinking Buzzards (criminal gang)
secret society
filmingLocation California
filmingYear 1920
hasAlternateMedium home video
hasCastMember Bartine Burkett
Buster Keaton
Charles Dorety
Ingram B. Pickett
Joe Roberts
hasGenre Comedy film
hasProp Rube Goldberg–style shooting gallery
complex mechanical devices
hasScene elaborate trick-house set with moving walls and trapdoors
hasStyle deadpan performance
physical comedy
hasTheme assassination plot
mistaken identity
parody of crime and secret societies
includedIn various Buster Keaton home video collections
initiallyShelvedBy Buster Keaton
language Silent
laterRelease released after success of other Keaton shorts
musicForReleases various later scores for reissues
notableFor early showcase of Buster Keaton’s deadpan style
inventive visual gags
partOf Buster Keaton’s early independent short films
preservationStatus survives and is widely available
productionCompany Joseph M. Schenck Productions
reasonForShelving Keaton felt it was too similar to his earlier work
releaseYear 1921
runtimeMinutes 21
setInPeriod contemporary to early 1920s
starring Buster Keaton
storyBy Buster Keaton
Edward F. Cline

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Sybil Seely notableWork The High Sign
Edward F. Cline directed The High Sign