The High Sign

1921 · directed by Buster Keaton

Rating

74/100

Hit

no

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.

The High Sign (1921), directed by Buster Keaton, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Buster Keaton
• Bartine Burkett
• Charles Dorety
• Joe Roberts
• Al St. John
• Ingram B. Pickett

Crew

• Elgin Lessley — Director of Photography
• Buster Keaton — Writer
• Edward F. Cline — Writer

More from Buster Keaton

1. The General (1926) — 97/100 · hit
2. Sherlock Jr. (1924) — 92/100 · hit
3. One Week (1920) — 88/100 · short, not counted
4. Our Hospitality (1923) — 85/100 · hit
5. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) — 85/100 · hit
6. The Navigator (1924) — 84/100 · hit

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