The Cameraman

"You'll laugh yourself completely out of focus!"

1928 1h 14m EN

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Synopsis

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A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.

“You'll laugh yourself completely out of focus!”

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Cast

Buster Keaton
Buster
Marceline Day
Sally
Harold Goodwin
Stagg
Sidney Bracey
Editor
Harry Gribbon
Cop
Ray Cooke
Office Worker (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
Harry Keaton
Extra in Swimming Pool (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Sedgwick
Writers: Clyde Bruckman, Lew Lipton, Richard Schayer
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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98 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Sedgwick, shot by Reggie Lanning. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hugh Wynn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Buster Keaton and Marceline Day and Harold Goodwin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You'll laugh yourself completely out of focus!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0018742 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edward Sedgwick directs. Reggie Lanning behind the camera. Hugh Wynn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
298 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Edward Sedgwick, shot by Reggie Lanning. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Hugh Wynn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Buster Keaton and Marceline Day and Harold Goodwin carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You'll laugh yourself completely out of focus!".
8IMDB entry: tt0018742 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 28 themes, including "new york city", "love at first sight", "date", "chinatown".
10Released under 16 different titles around the world.