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Buster Keaton

In this short, after reading an newspaper advertisement in the London Times about touring Canada, an elderly Englishman decides to do just that. Following his long walk across the Atlantic Ocean, Keat... read more read more...on travels along the Canadian National Railway tracks in a motorized cart, performing a few stunts reminiscent of those in his younger days.

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Unrated, 24 min.

Directed by: Gerald Potterton, Buster Keaton, John Spotton

Release Date: June 20, 1965

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  • December 6, 2010
    Obviously Keaton couldn't do all those great stunts he used to do at this point, but this movie could have been a lot funnier, like maybe if there were more characters or some dialogue? It's entertaining enough, but the story isn't well developed. I'd only recommend this to the... read more die hard fans.
  • October 20, 2011
    God bless this film for existing. A lovely little swan song for a cinematic legend whose career had been in the dumps for many a decade. The Railrodder is bittersweet because it proves once and for all that it was MGM not Keaton that caused the inferior quality of his 30's film... read mores, and at the same time gives us a glimpse at what could have been for Keaton post silent era.

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