Two spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship.Two spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship.Two spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship.
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- TriviaThe underwater scenes of Buster Keaton trying to repair the ship in full diving gear were originally intended to be filmed in the local municipal swimming pool in Riverside, California. However, the pool was not deep enough, so higher retaining walls were built around the edges, to hold more water. Unfortunately, the weight of the additional water broke the bottom of the pool, and Keaton had to pay for the repair. The production was moved to Lake Tahoe, where the water was very clear, but so cold that Keaton could only stay under for ten minutes at a time. The camera crew was sent down in a watertight box, with ice packed around the camera to keep the lens from fogging over.
- GoofsRollo Treadway (Buster Keaton) is supposedly boiling eggs in a large pot, but he grips the edge of the pot, as well as a utensil that's been hanging inside the pot, without burning himself.
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[title card]: Rollo Treadway - Heir to the Treadway fortune - a living proof that every family tree must have its sap... Buster Keaton.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979)
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Wealthy And Helpless Heroes In Trouble
Herr Rollo Treadway ( Herr Buster Keaton ) is the quintessential Amerikan millionaire; he is an idle and helpless rich heir so consequently he has eccentric habits like taking long walks or diving, not to mention travelling in an adrift ocean liner called "The Navigator", unexpectedly chartered only for him and for Frau Betsy ( Frau Kathryn McGuire ), Herr Rollo's rich neighbour who our hero decides to marry . These two spoiled rich people will do in "The Navigator" what they know best; that is to say, nothing at all.
After morning exercise on the ship's deck and some problems trying to get used to the empty ocean liner ( a very complicated matter to go through your daily routine without a valet) Herr Rollo und Frau Betsy will find their place in the ship ( exactly at the bottom of it ) and will familiarize themselves with the Navigator's facilities, ( once they wear proper sailor-fashion tuxedos, natürlich! ) . They come to understand how to properly use kitchen gadgets so they can make breakfast and they learn how to use rare and complicated boat apparatus such as folding chairs and lifeboats. Just when our rich friends are finally enjoying their cruise, unexpectedly the Navigator runs aground on an island full of hungry cannibals and then our wealthy and helpless heroes are-typically-in trouble.
As you can see, mein liebers, certainly there is a lot of danger at the sea for our woeful millionaires but finally both of them will overcome their troubles and find safety. Their incredible adventures –including even some underwater scenes-can be found in "The Navigator (1924) directed by Herr Buster Keaton und Herr Donald Crisp, a classic and funny silent film that can be considered as one of the most important silent films wherein a ship is the main character of the oeuvre ( Of course, we must not forget the battleship Potemkin and the passenger liner Titanic, natürlich!!...) After all, Herr Rollo und Frau Betsy had their own special revolution aboard and the Navigator finally and incredible was afloat!.
And now, if you'll allow me, I must temporarily take my leave because this German Count must sail the Teutonic seas.
After morning exercise on the ship's deck and some problems trying to get used to the empty ocean liner ( a very complicated matter to go through your daily routine without a valet) Herr Rollo und Frau Betsy will find their place in the ship ( exactly at the bottom of it ) and will familiarize themselves with the Navigator's facilities, ( once they wear proper sailor-fashion tuxedos, natürlich! ) . They come to understand how to properly use kitchen gadgets so they can make breakfast and they learn how to use rare and complicated boat apparatus such as folding chairs and lifeboats. Just when our rich friends are finally enjoying their cruise, unexpectedly the Navigator runs aground on an island full of hungry cannibals and then our wealthy and helpless heroes are-typically-in trouble.
As you can see, mein liebers, certainly there is a lot of danger at the sea for our woeful millionaires but finally both of them will overcome their troubles and find safety. Their incredible adventures –including even some underwater scenes-can be found in "The Navigator (1924) directed by Herr Buster Keaton und Herr Donald Crisp, a classic and funny silent film that can be considered as one of the most important silent films wherein a ship is the main character of the oeuvre ( Of course, we must not forget the battleship Potemkin and the passenger liner Titanic, natürlich!!...) After all, Herr Rollo und Frau Betsy had their own special revolution aboard and the Navigator finally and incredible was afloat!.
And now, if you'll allow me, I must temporarily take my leave because this German Count must sail the Teutonic seas.
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- FerdinandVonGalitzien
- Jun 4, 2010
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- Navigator
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- Lake Tahoe, California, USA(underwater sequences)
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- $220,000 (estimated)
- Runtime59 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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