The High Sign

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The High Sign is a 1921 silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, known for its inventive gags and early showcase of Keaton’s deadpan style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film ⓘ
short film ⓘ
silent comedy film ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
cinematographyBy Elgin Lessley ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception later acclaimed as an important early Keaton film ⓘ
director Buster Keaton ⓘ
Edward F. Cline ⓘ
distributor First National Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Buster Keaton ⓘ
era silent film era ⓘ
featuresCharacter Buster (a drifter) ⓘ
featuresOrganization The Blinking Buzzards (criminal gang) ⓘ
secret society ⓘ
filmingLocation California ⓘ
filmingYear 1920 ⓘ
hasAlternateMedium home video ⓘ
hasCastMember Bartine Burkett ⓘ
Buster Keaton ⓘ
Charles Dorety ⓘ
Ingram B. Pickett ⓘ
Joe Roberts ⓘ
hasGenre Comedy film ⓘ
hasProp Rube Goldberg–style shooting gallery ⓘ
complex mechanical devices ⓘ
hasScene elaborate trick-house set with moving walls and trapdoors ⓘ
hasStyle deadpan performance ⓘ
physical comedy ⓘ
hasTheme assassination plot ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ
parody of crime and secret societies ⓘ
includedIn various Buster Keaton home video collections ⓘ
initiallyShelvedBy Buster Keaton ⓘ
language Silent ⓘ
laterRelease released after success of other Keaton shorts ⓘ
musicForReleases various later scores for reissues ⓘ
notableFor early showcase of Buster Keaton’s deadpan style ⓘ
inventive visual gags ⓘ
partOf Buster Keaton’s early independent short films ⓘ
preservationStatus survives and is widely available ⓘ
productionCompany Joseph M. Schenck Productions ⓘ
reasonForShelving Keaton felt it was too similar to his earlier work ⓘ
releaseYear 1921 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 21 ⓘ
setInPeriod contemporary to early 1920s ⓘ
starring Buster Keaton ⓘ
storyBy Buster Keaton ⓘ
Edward F. Cline ⓘ

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Sybil Seely → notableWork → The High Sign ⓘ
Edward F. Cline → directed → The High Sign ⓘ