So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

Name: So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2004-12-07
Duration: 38 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: James Karen, Buster Keaton, Louis B. Mayer, Irving Thalberg, Roscoe Arbuckle

2004 · 38m · 7.5 on TMDB

Documentary History

A Turner Classic Movies (TCM) documentary about Keaton's discontented relationship with MGM and the events that eventually led to his career downfall.

Cast

James Karen
Self - Host / Narrator
Buster Keaton
Self (archive footage)
Louis B. Mayer
Self (archive footage)
Irving Thalberg
Self (archive footage)

Roscoe Arbuckle

Self (archive footage)

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Directed by

Christopher Bird

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Released: December 7, 2004

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