The Railrodder is one of the last films and very last silent film Buster Keaton made. Although gained some weight and lost some hair and flexibility The Great Stone Face didn't lose any of his comedic timing.
Buster plays an English gentleman who notices an add in the newspaper - See Canada Now! He jumps into the Thames and literally swims to the Canada. He finds a railway motor car (with inexhaustible fuel supply) and accidentally starts its engine, and so the trip across Canada begins. One running gag is infinite compartment box where Buster pulls out everything starting with blankets and billows ending with pots and shotguns.
Most of the gags are more like sweet nods to Buster's earlier works rather than just laugh out loud moments. Delightful film to Buster Keaton fans, and when you already watch this, don't forget to check out the documentary 'Buster Keaton Rides Again' that contains only known footage of Buster Keaton behind-the-scenes.
Buster plays an English gentleman who notices an add in the newspaper - See Canada Now! He jumps into the Thames and literally swims to the Canada. He finds a railway motor car (with inexhaustible fuel supply) and accidentally starts its engine, and so the trip across Canada begins. One running gag is infinite compartment box where Buster pulls out everything starting with blankets and billows ending with pots and shotguns.
Most of the gags are more like sweet nods to Buster's earlier works rather than just laugh out loud moments. Delightful film to Buster Keaton fans, and when you already watch this, don't forget to check out the documentary 'Buster Keaton Rides Again' that contains only known footage of Buster Keaton behind-the-scenes.