The 'High Sign' (1921) Short Film
Buster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob. Ordered to kill a businessman, he winds up protecting the man and his daughter by outfitting their home with trick devices. (imdb)
Genre: Comedy
AKA: The High Sign
Country: USA
Directed By: Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Written By: Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Starring: Buster Keaton
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The 'High Sign' belongs to 7 collections
1. Doubling The Canon (public - 13 stars)
2. Masters of Cinema (public: moderated by hristos - 5 stars)
3. Doubling The Canon (2010 update) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 5 stars)
4. Best of criticker: Comedy (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 5 stars)
5. Doubling the Canon (2011 update) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 1 star)
6. Doubling the Canon (2012 update) (public: moderated by Cinephile - 1 star)
7. Best of criticker: Short (public: moderated by avgcrtckr)
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| Jul 05 |  |
zzzorf | 70 64% |
| Jun 02 |  |
sufjan | 70 75% |
| May 04 |  |
AFlickering | 60 42% |
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while this was buster’s first independent effort, it remained more tethered to arbuckle slapstick than he would prefer, and lacked something of a human touch. the narrative is wispy and only loosely tied to the gags, while keaton’s still calibrating the ideal ratio of self-deprecation. still, i’m glad it was only shelved rather than destroyed as he wished, else i’d never have been introduced to the ludicrous ‘blinking buzzards’ or that surreal shot of an ever-expanding broadsheet.
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| Apr 27 |  |
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jastheef | 84 72% |
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Loved this one, made me laugh a lot.
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| Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 80 71% |
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| Apr 15, 2019 |  |
oskarhu | 78 62% |
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One of Keaton’s most creative shorts thanks to the house with the secret passages.
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| Mar 05, 2019 | mate_cosido | 80 71% |
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This was a lot of fun and had me laughing multiple times.
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A fun little one that flies right by, with a great ending.
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Good not great
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The best part is at the end, but overall it's not such a bad movie. Much better than some of the stuff he's done.
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| Oct 07, 2010 |  |
Stain | 50 33% |
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The slapstick finale is, as indicated by other users here, pretty impressive. Still, it's too little, too late. Most of the comic material beforehand is old *and* stupid, a lethal combination
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| Sep 05, 2010 |  |
Gurrkin () | 54 44% |
| Aug 25, 2010 |  |
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hazelhawks | 90 96% |
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| Nov 24, 2009 | toffte | 22 23% |
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| Nov 24, 2009 | mölle | 70 40% |
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| Nov 13, 2009 | Simon M. | 88 83% |
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| Oct 22, 2009 |  |
Jos | 85 83% |
| Aug 02, 2009 |  |
Nathan S | 2 22% |
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Not terribly funny until the last few minutes involving all the trap doors.
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| Jun 30, 2009 |  |
Jgirl2688 | 98 91% |
| May 21, 2009 | Robzilla | 85 64% |
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| May 16, 2009 | leerudman | 93 89% |
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| May 06, 2009 |  |
rafaelbastos | 63 20% |
| Mar 10, 2009 |  |
Luna6ix | 85 88% |
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this bad boy was full of everything that makes buster funny and entertaining, and all in a small package--cutting out the shortfalls of his early feature length films. i've said it before, and i'll say it again, i fall in love with buster more every time i see another of his films.
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| Feb 08, 2009 |  |
PeaceAnarchy | 87 87% |
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Keaton was at his best with physical comedy, and those last 5 minutes are some excellent stuff. The rest of it is pretty funny too.
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| Feb 06, 2009 |  |
chemical404 | 55 47% |
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cinema_hell | 80 62% |
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Kerc | 30 99% |
| Jun 08, 2008 |  |
joseywales | 70 56% |
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Only a couple memorable moments in this early short: 1) the cutaway scene revealing all four rooms as Buster races through them, and 2) the 'High Sign' itself.
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| Jun 02, 2008 | Mango | 7 96% |
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| May 12, 2008 | Vegard | 80 82% |
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| Average Percentile 68.07% from 195 Ratings |  |
