The Cameraman (1928)

After becoming infatuated with a pretty office worker for MGM Newsreels, Buster trades in his tintype operation for a movie camera and sets out to impress the girl (and MGM) with his work.
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Family/Kids
Country: USA
Directed By: Buster Keaton, Edward Sedgwick
Written By: Clyde Bruckman, Joseph Farnham
Starring: Buster Keaton, Harold Goodwin, Marceline Day, Sidney Bracey, Harry Gribbon

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A hapless tintype photographer (Buster Keaton) tries to woo an MGM secretary (Marceline Day) by becoming a newsreel cameraman, with predictably comedic results. While not quite on a par with his finest work - it bogs down a bit during some irrelevant sequences - it rallies for a mostly superb final act, complete with a monkey ex machina.
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