Sidewalks of New York:

Once MGM got its hands on Buster Keaton, they wasted no time in farming him out to some of the corniest comedy talkies they ever produced. Thankfully, while Sidewalks of New York may push its tear-jerking qualities a little on the hard side, Keaton's penchant for pratfalls will sustain fans thr...

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Weitere Verfasser: Myers, Zion (RegisseurIn), White, Jules (RegisseurIn), Smith, Leonard (Kameramann/frau), Keaton, Buster (SchauspielerIn), Page, Anita (SchauspielerIn), Edwards, Cliff (SchauspielerIn)
Format: Video Software
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Burbank Warner [2011]
Schriftenreihe:Warner Archive Collection
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Zusammenfassung:Once MGM got its hands on Buster Keaton, they wasted no time in farming him out to some of the corniest comedy talkies they ever produced. Thankfully, while Sidewalks of New York may push its tear-jerking qualities a little on the hard side, Keaton's penchant for pratfalls will sustain fans throughout the rampant gushiness. Our man plays a millionaire who goes ga-ga for a beauty (Anita Page) who lives in a tenement he owns. As it turns out, the best way to this gal's heart is through helping reform her little brother (Norman Phillips Jr.), a hoodlum-in-training who's been falling under the influence of a local crook. Even for an old-timey studio melodrama, "Sidewalks of New York" is awfully heavy on the contrived crises and "So's yer old man!"-style street talk. It's easy to see why, despite the movie's commercial success, Keaton wasn't terribly fond of the endeavor, one of many he made for MGM that denied him the imagination and creative control that made him a silent cinema superstar. "Sidewalks of New York" can be formulaic to a fault, yet that's not to say there's no heart to it, period. It remains an overall likeable and well-intentioned picture, thanks mostly to Buster's sympathetic sap, who gets roped into such physical hijinks as a "fixed" match with a boxer who's been paid to deal real right hooks (easily the film's highlight). [www.reeltalkreviews.com]
Beschreibung:1 DVD-Video (74 Min.) schwarz-weiß

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