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The High Sign (1921)

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What A Predicament!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Buster Keaton
  • Profile picture of Buster Keaton
    Our Hero Buster Keaton
  • Profile picture of Charles Dorety
    Gang Member Charles Dorety
  • Profile picture of Joe Roberts
    Leader of Buzzards Joe Roberts
  • Profile picture of Al St. John
    Man On Beach Al St. John

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