{"id":23780,"date":"2012-02-06T12:53:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T19:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23780"},"modified":"2020-12-26T00:27:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T07:27:41","slug":"cameraman-the-1928","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23780","title":{"rendered":"Cameraman, The (1928)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Don&#8217;t be discouraged. No one would ever amount to anything if he didn&#8217;t try.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Poster-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Poster-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Poster-90x128.jpg 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA would-be news cameraman (Buster Keaton) tries to break into the business with the assistance of a pretty MGM secretary (Marceline Day) who gives him tips on which events to cover.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buster Keaton Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Movie Directors<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBuster Keaton&#8217;s first film made for MGM Studios (before the imminent demise of his illustrious career) was this simple yet enjoyable tale of a photographer desperate to gain work as a newsreel director &#8212; in large part to impress a sweet girl he&#8217;s fallen head-over-heels in love with. Despite fairly severe creative constraints imposed by MGM, Keaton (directed by Edward Sedgwick) manages to make the most of this slight storyline: the largely-improvised dressing room scuffle is truly inspired, and the ending is surprisingly satisfactory. While Keaton made many masterful movies &#8212; and film fanatics shouldn&#8217;t feel obligated to see <em>all<\/em> of them &#8212; I do recommend this one as &#8220;must-see&#8221; simply given the intrinsic interest of its subject matter. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> MGM apparently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0018742\/trivia?tab=tr&#038;item=tr0702349\">referred to this film for years as a &#8220;perfect comedy&#8221;<\/a>, and showed it to all its directors and producers to learn from.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A sweet would-be romance between Keaton and Day<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Storyline.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Storyline.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Storyline.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Storyline-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Storyline-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine slapstick by Keaton<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Changing-Room.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Changing-Room.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Changing-Room.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Changing-Room-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Changing-Room-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Interesting historical footage of early Chinatown<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Chinatown.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Chinatown.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Chinatown.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Chinatown-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Cameraman-Chinatown-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as one of Keaton&#8217;s most enjoyable (and cinematically relevant) outings. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. Selected for the National Film Registry in 2005. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0018742\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?res=9B04E1DA173FE33ABC4F52DFBF668383639EDE\">NY Times Original Review (scroll down to fourth review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/silent-volume.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/cameraman-1928.html\">The Silent Volume Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/74\/the-cameraman#articles-reviews?articleId=18689\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-cameraman\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t be discouraged. No one would ever amount to anything if he didn&#8217;t try.&#8221; Synopsis: A would-be news cameraman (Buster Keaton) tries to break into the business with the assistance of a pretty MGM secretary (Marceline Day) who gives him tips on which events to cover. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Buster Keaton Films Comedy Movie Directors Silent Films Review: Buster Keaton&#8217;s first film made for MGM Studios (before the imminent demise of his illustrious career) was this simple yet&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23780\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23780"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59619,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23780\/revisions\/59619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}