Buster question

[BudAbbott]

Do any of the foreign language versions of Keaton's MGM talkies exist?
Has anyone seen any of them?
Are they in any way different from the English-language versions?

...And what are your thoughts on Ed Brophy, auteur and polymath?

[The Blackbird]

The Spanish version of FREE AND EASY, ESTRELLADOS, exists and was released on DVD with the original.
Though it's not Keaton, the Spanish version of MIN AND BILL, LA FRUTA AMARGA, survives.

[Fred M. Stevens]

Another Thread, From Nov 15, 2020 8:33 am
Paul Morgan who starred in the two German Keatons below,
died in a camp.

Buster Keaton- Casanova Wider Willen Now On DVD - What Other Foreign Language MGM Keatons Exist?

Casanova Wider Willen, the German language version of Parlor, Bedroom and Bath, is now available on a region 2 DVD — see this thread .
Was it previously considered lost — and, if so, when was it found? Is it public domain, like its English language counterpart? Do any other foreign language MGM Keatons exist besides Wir schalten um auf Hollywood and Estrellados?

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Also, does this Lux Video Theatre TV episode exist?
Full Cast & Crew: The Night of January Sixteenth (1956)
Gertrude Astor Member of the Jury
Betty Bronson Member of the Jury
Ken Carpenter Self - Announcer
Mary Carr Member of the Jury
Viola Dana Member of the Jury
Paul Dubov Regan
Douglass Dumbrille Whitfield
Sarah Fadden Magda
Franklyn Farnum Member of the Jury
Julia Faye Member of the Jury
Alfred Hitchcock Self - Lux Intermission Guest
Buster Keaton Member of the Jury
Jerry Lawrence Announcer
Eddie Marr Court Clerk
Shirley Mason Member of the Jury
May McAvoy Member of the Jury
Jack Mulhall Member of the Jury
Addison Richards Judge
Hayden Rorke Van Fleet
Mack Sennett Foreman of the Jury
Richard Shannon Stevens
Phyllis Thaxter Karen
Emerson Treacy Anderson
Les Tremayne Flint
Helen Westcott Nancy

Ed Watz
Silent Comedy Mafia Associate
“Johnnie Gray Rides Again”
Silent Comedy Mafia
Nov 04, 2021 12:59 pm


“Buster Keaton drives a steam locomotive into the Munich Central train station during German Mardi Gras, while the Bundeswehr Military Band plays a medley of songs from the Old South. Apart from the delightful incongruity which Keaton likely enjoyed, there is something elegiac and very satisfying seeing Buster here, on the threshold of having his classic films rediscovered throughout the world. No filmed footage seems to have been captured during his 1965 Venice ovation, but these brief scenes from February 1962 almost make up for that loss.”

The first song — if played at the event, this isn’t the live version — is Night Train, a funny choice, as the tune — despite its locomotive-themed title — was, even then, best known as a striptease anthem.
Ideally, as he pulled into the station, Keaton would have stripped off a East German uniform for a West German one.

[BudAbbott]

Thanks!

And have you seen any of them yourself?

[The Blackbird]

ESTRELLADOS can be found online if you look for it. So can EL PRESIDIO, the Spanish version of THE BIG HOUSE.

[BudAbbott]

Thanks for the tip, I found it. Looks awful -- but Buster's Spanish is definitely funny.