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  Ingram B. Pickett (left), Buster Keaton and
Bartine Burkett.
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
 
 
The High Sign
Also known as El guardaespaldas in Argentina; Tre Skud for 25 in Denmark; Henkivartija in Finland; Malec champion de tir in France; Buster Keaton bekämpft die blutige Hand in Germany; Frigo, a mesterlövész in Hungary; Saltarello ed il tiro a segno in Italy; Sygnal in Poland; Frigo - král’ strelcov in Slovakia; Особый знак in Soviet Union; El guardaespaldas in Spain; Livvakten in Sweden
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline (Edward F. Cline)

Cast: Buster Keaton [our hero], Bartine Burkett [Miss Nickelnurser], Joe Roberts [leader of the Blinking Buzzards], Ingram B. Pickett [Tiny Tim], Charles Dorety [a Buzzard gang member], Al St. John [the man on the beach during target practice]

Comique Film Corporation production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline (Edward F. Cline). Technical direction by Fred Gabourie. Cinematography by Elgin Lessley. Presented by Joseph M. Schenck. / © 11 April 1921 by Metro Pictures Corporation [LP16388]. Released 12 April 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / This was the first film production featuring Keaton as a solo performer, produced in 1920, but the film was held and was released later. The film was released in the United Kingdom in April 1922. The film was released in Italy on 1 December 1924.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists in the film holdings of Cohen Media Group (Raymond Rohauer collection) [35mm positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Banana peels - Benches - Criminals - Newspapers - Safes - Secret signs - Shooting galleries - Trap doors - Weapons: Guns

Listing updated: 11 November 2018.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Bardèche-History p. 212; Dardis-Keaton pp. 68, 288; Kerr-Silent pp. 128, 131, 136, 145 : ClasIm-221 p. 44 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.

 
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