Well now, this was certainly a surprise episode. In this anthology science fiction series, with all of this Alien Beings, Extraordinary Occurrences and many Brushes with the Hereafter, this episode would certainly rate as unusual. Its seemingly insignificant settings apparently not imparting any morale at story's end. Or does it? Kicking off with the Silent Movie Form, no recorded dialog, but having Musical accompaniment. In this case it's on the sound track, not utilizing the Playing of Organ or Piano by an on sight Musician. This part of the episode, along with the ending section, also made liberal use o Title Cards, just like "the Old Time Movies." While these Titles are a bit exaggerated and overdone, they are made so intentionally and with an affection for rather than any contempt for The Silent Film.

Veteran Comedy Film Director, Norman Z. McLeod, was the man in the Chair for this half-hour installment. He had been the Director of many of the greatest comedies of all time, featuring people like the Marx Brothers, W.C. Fields, Harold Lloyd and Danny Kaye. He was no stranger to to TV, as he had done a lot of work on Television Series.

It doesn't appear that he and Mr. Keaton had ever worked together before(as I cannot find any evidence of this)' but judging by the outcome of the film, they succeeded in doing so with flying colors! Anyone who directed Keaton was aware that Buster was also a fine comedy Director as well as a Comedy Player. He was just as comfortable behind the camera as he was in front of it. Their short partnership must have been a harmonious one, with 'give and take' about how to do things. It is apparent that many of the gags were Keaton's, resurrected from his own Silent Picture Days. For example, the gag of putting the pair of pants on with Rollo's(Stanley Adams assistance was done by Keaton and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in one of the Arbuckle 2 Reelers, THE GARAGE (1919). That was a clear example of his craft in a nutshell.

Buster knew that we film our world with a camera, rendering it a two dimensional image. This one fact is at the bottom of so many of gags. It is a Cardinal Rule for his film making.

The cast was small and once again just chock full-of veteran talent. Stanley Adams was Rollo and served as Mr. Keaton's straight man. Jesse White, the old 'Maytag Repair Man', ran the fix it shop that fixed the 'Time HJelmet'. Gil Lamb, serene veteran of RKO Short Comedy series, was the 1890's Cop. James Flavin, George E.Stone, Harry Fleer, Warren Parker, and Milton Parsons all rounded out this largely silent cast.

Without spilling the beans, let's just say that yes, there is probably a lesson to be learned here. If not the one already mentioned, "The Grass Always Looks Greener on the Other Side of the Fence!", then how about, "Be Careful in What You Ask For, Because You Just May Get It!"

Did this review think positively or negatively of the movie?
OPTIONS:
- negative
- positive
positive
Det här var verkligen en överraskning. I denna antologi science fiction-serie, med alla dessa utomjordiska varelser, extraordinära händelser och många borstar med det kommande, skulle denna episod säkert klassa som ovanlig. Dess till synes obetydliga miljöer förlänar tydligen ingen moral vid berättelsens slut. Eller gör det? Med Silent Movie Form, ingen inspelad dialogruta, men med musikal ackompanjemang. I det här fallet är det på ljudspåret, inte utnyttja spelandet av orgel eller piano av en synlig musiker. Denna del av avsnittet, tillsammans med avslutningsavsnittet, gjorde också liberal användning o Title Cards, precis som "The Old Time Movies." Medan dessa Titlar är lite överdrivna och överdrivna, de görs så avsiktligt och med en tillgivenhet för snarare än något förakt för The Silent Film. Veteran Comedy Film Director, Norman Z. McLeod, var mannen i stolen för denna halvtimmes avbetalning. Han hade varit direktör för många av de största komedierna genom tiderna, med personer som Bröderna Marx, W.C. Fields, Harold Lloyd och Danny Kaye. Han var inte främmande för TV, eftersom han hade gjort en hel del arbete på Television Series. Det verkar inte som om han och mr Keaton någonsin hade samarbetat tidigare (eftersom jag inte kan hitta några bevis för detta)' men att döma av resultatet av filmen, lyckades de göra det med bra färger! Den som regisserade Keaton var medveten om att Buster också var en fin komedichef samt en Comedy Player. Han var lika bekväm bakom kameran som framför den. Deras korta partnerskap måste ha varit harmoniskt, med ”ge och ta” om hur man gör saker och ting. Det är uppenbart att många av munkavlarna var Keatons, återuppståndna från hans egna Silent Picture Days. Till exempel gag av att sätta paret av byxor på med Rollo's(Stanley Adams bistånd gjordes av Keaton och Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle i en av Arbuckle 2 Reelers, THE GArage (1919). Det var ett tydligt exempel på hans hantverk i ett nötskal. Buster visste att vi filmade vår värld med en kamera, vilket gjorde den till en tvådimensionell bild. Detta faktum är i botten av så många av munkavle. Det är en kardinalregel för hans filmskapande. Rollbesättningen var liten och än en gång bara chockad full av veterantalang. Stanley Adams var Rollo och tjänstgjorde som mr Keatons heteroman. Jesse White, den gamla "Maytag Repair Man", drev den fix den butik som fixade "Time HJelmet". Gil Lamb, lugn veteran i RKO Short Comedy-serien, var 1890-talspolisen. James Flavin, George E.Stone, Harry Fleer, Warren Parker, och Milton Parsons avrundade alla denna till stor del tysta rollbesättning. Utan att spilla bönorna, låt oss bara säga att ja, det finns förmodligen en läxa att lära här. Om inte den redan nämnt, "Gräset ser alltid grönare på andra sidan av staketet! "Var försiktig med vad du ber om, för du kan få det!" Tyckte den här recensionen positivt eller negativt om filmen? ALTERNATIV: - negativ - positiv
This is really a surprise. In this anthology science fiction series, with all these alien beings, extraordinary events and many brushes with the coming, this episode would surely rate as unusual. Its seemingly insignificant environments apparently confer no morality at the end of the story. Or does it? With Silent Movie Form, no recorded dialog, but with musical accompaniment. In this case, it is on the sound track, not exploiting the playing of organ or piano by a visible musician. This part of the episode, along with the closing episode, also made liberal use o Title Cards, just like "The Old Time Movies." While these Titles are a bit exaggerated and exaggerated, they are made so deliberately and with an affection for rather than any contempt for The Silent Film. Veteran Comedy Film Director, Norman Z. McLeod, was the man in the chair for this half-hour payment. He had been the director of many of the greatest comedies of all time, with people such as the Marx Brothers, W.C. Fields, Harold Lloyd and Danny Kaye. He was no stranger to television, as he had done a lot of work on the Television Series. It doesn't seem that he and Mr. Keaton had ever collaborated before (because I can't find any evidence for this)' but judging by the results of the film, they managed to do it with good colors! The director of Keaton was aware that Buster was also a fine comedy executive as well as a Comedy Player. He was as comfortable behind the camera as he was in front of it. Their short partnership must have been harmonious, with ‘give and take’ about how to do things. It is obvious that many of the gags were Keaton's, resurrected from his own Silent Picture Days. For example, gag of putting the pair of pants on with Rollo's(Stanley Adams' assistance was made by Keaton and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in one of Arbuckle 2 Reelers, THE GArage (1919). It was a clear example of his craft in a nutshell. Buster knew we were filming our world with a camera, making it a two-dimensional image. This fact is at the bottom of so many gags. It's a cardinal rule for his filmmaking. The cast was small and once again only shocked full of veteran talent. Stanley Adams was Rollo and served as Mr. Keaton's heteromaniac. Jesse White, the old "Maytag Repair Man", ran the fix the store that fixed "Time HJelmet". Gil Lamb, calm veteran of the RKO Short Comedy series, was an 1890s police officer. James Flavin, George E.Stone, Harry Fleer, Warren Parker, and Milton Parsons all rounded off this largely silent cast. Without spilling the beans, let's just say that yes, there's probably a lesson to learn here. If not already mentioned, "The grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence! "Be careful what you ask for, 'cause you can have it!" Did this review like the film positively or negatively? ALTERNATIVE: - negative - positive
positiv
positive