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The High Sign

1921-04-18 · 21 min · ★ 7.1

Crime · Comedy

Buster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob. Ordered to kill a businessman, he winds up protecting the man and his daughter by outfitting their home with trick devices.

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Directors
Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Production companies
Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Buster KeatonBuster KeatonOur Hero
Bartine BurkettBartine BurkettMiss Nickelnurser
Charles DoretyCharles DoretyGang Member
Joe RobertsJoe RobertsLeader of Buzzards
Al St. JohnAl St. JohnMan On Beach
Ingram B. PickettTiny Tim

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