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The International Buster Keaton Society, celebrating over 30 years honoring the life and work of Buster Keaton.
This Day in Buster...November 10, 1922
The Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise prints this ad for Buster Keaton's "Electric House," with Virginia fox. "He was hired to put electricity in a mansion--he did!"

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November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Movie Monday - In “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” 1960 Buster Keaton plays a character not seen in Twain’s book - a lion tamer.

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November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
When they're gone, they're gone! We have a limited run of exclusive merchandise shipping from the UK - profits will be split equally between IBKS & the Penistone Film Festival.

To order contact info@busterkeaton.org with the items you'd like & to get a full total with shipping.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This Day in Buster...November 9, 1928
The News of Cumberland County prints this promotional photo for Buster Keaton's "Steamboat Bill Jr." with Marion Byron.

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November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
For a chance to win “His Best Gal," a painting of Buster Keaton & his leading lady Brown Eyes, as seen in "Go West," 1925 - unique original piece by Buster Keaton's granddaughter, Melissa Talmadge Cox enter our raffle for 5 dollars at buff.ly/Td9kgzu

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November 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This Day in Buster…November 8, 1925
"The Navigator" opens in Japan.

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November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Saturday Captions - Caption this promotional photo of Buster Keaton and Kathryn McGuire in "The Navigator," 1924.

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November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Advertisement for "The Navigator," from The Minneapolis Star. "Hurry for a voyage on the sea of hilarity!"

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November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This Day in Buster… November 7, 1963
“It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” is released. In an interview, Buster Keaton said, “I just finished ‘Mad, Mad, Mad World. I have to count the ‘Mads’ every time I say that; I usually add a few too many.” Or in this case… too few!
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We have a limited run of exclusive merchandise shipping from the UK - profits will be split equally between the IBKS & the Penistone Film Festival.

To order contact info@busterkeaton.org with the items you'd like & to get a full total with shipping.
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#ThrowbackThursday Buster Keaton is a star! Two lobby cards for “The Hollywood Revue,” 1929.

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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This Day in Buster...November 6, 1920
The Akron Beacon Journal prints this advertisement with Buster Keaton and Sybil Seely in "Convict 13," "Positively the gayest screen event of the hour. A comedy that has achieved one of the few genuine laugh sensations."
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November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
WIP Wednesday - Promotional photos for Buster Keaton's "The Navigator," 1924.

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November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This Day in Buster...November 5, 1925
The Los Angeles Times shares this photo, "Cinema Celebrities Return Home. Buster Keaton greets his son Bobby while Aunt Norma Talmadge looks on."

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November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
TV Tuesday - The Buster Keaton Show "The Detective Story," 1951, finds Buster in the back of the Sporting Goods store where he is studying to be a detective. Falling asleep, he dreams that he is a private investigator.

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November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This Day in Buster… November 4, 1922
“Day Dreams” is released.

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November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
For a chance to win “His Best Gal," a painting of Buster Keaton & his leading lady Brown Eyes, as seen in "Go West," 1925 - unique original piece by Buster Keaton's granddaughter, Melissa Talmadge Cox enter our raffle at buff.ly/Td9kgzu

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November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Movie Monday - Buster Keaton's ‘His Ex Marks the Spot’, 1940 is a tale of astronomical alimony & an awful ex partner is punctuated by violent slapstick.

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November 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
This Day in Buster…November 3, 1923
"Our Hospitality,” premieres in Los Angeles. This movie was a real family affair with three generations of Keatons featuring in this family feud film.

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November 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Check your inbox! The Damfinews has landed & the 2025 online convention is available till November 9th for free! Here: buff.ly/V865DsD

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November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Sunday Sales - Buster Keaton’s pretty profile makes the perfect pin! buff.ly/9pyWSf0

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November 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This Day in Buster...November 2, 1920
Having Corn on Cobb with Buster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle and baseball player and player-manager Ty Cobb "The Georgia Peach". Pictures taken at Keaton's Hollywood studios.

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November 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This Day in Buster… November 1, 1925
“Go West” has its general U.S. release, one week after opening in New York. Buster was able to train Brown Eyes to follow him by leading her with a rope, then a cord, and finally only a fine thread which wouldn’t be picked up on screen.

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November 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Saturday Captions - Caption this promo pic for “Go West,” featuring Buster Keaton, cow-star Brown Eyes & Buster’s Dad Joe in a cameo.

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November 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This Day in Buster...October 31, 1923
The San Francisco Examiner shares this photo, writing, "A trio of celebrities: Buster Keaton, noted screen comedian, is here pictured with his equally noted sister-in-law, Constance Talmadge, his rapidly rising son, Buster Keaton Jr.

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October 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM