The Balloonatic
1923 film
- January 22, 1923 (1923-01-22)
Running time
English intertitles
The Balloonatic is a 1923 American short comedy film co-directed by and starring Buster Keaton.[1] It was one of Keaton's final short films.[2]
Plot
A young man (Keaton) has a series of encounters in an amusement area, much like Coney Island, until happening upon a group of men preparing a gas balloon for launch. The young man assists the group by climbing atop the balloon to affix a pennant, when the balloon mistakenly takes flight with no one aboard but the young man. The young man finally downs the balloon in a wilderness area, where he encounters a young outdoorswoman and proceeds to have a series of misadventures.
Cast
- Buster Keaton as The Young Man
- Phyllis Haver as The Young Woman
- Babe London as Fat Girl at The House of Trouble (uncredited)
Buster Keaton and Phyllis Haver
See also
- Buster Keaton filmography
References
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Balloonatic". Silent Era. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
- ^ Janiss Garza (2012). "NY Times: The Balloonatic". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
External links
- The Balloonatic at IMDb
- The short film The Balloonatic is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The Balloonatic at the International Buster Keaton Society
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- Filmography
- The Rough House
- One Week
- Convict 13
- The Scarecrow
- Neighbors
- The Haunted House
- Hard Luck
- The High Sign
- The Goat
- The Playhouse
- The Boat
- The Paleface
- Cops
- My Wife's Relations
- The Blacksmith
- The Frozen North
- The Electric House
- Day Dreams
- The Balloonatic
- The Love Nest
- Three Ages
- Our Hospitality
- Sherlock Jr.
- The Navigator
- Seven Chances
- Go West
- Battling Butler
- The General
- College
- Steamboat Bill, Jr.
- The Cameraman
- Spite Marriage
(for Educational Pictures)
- The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
- Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965)
- Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
- The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
- Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life (2022)
- Untitled Buster Keaton Project
- The Buster Keaton Show (1950)
- Go West: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton (1995)
- The High Sign/One Week (1995)
- International Buster Keaton Society
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