1924 · comedy · silent
The Navigator
Directed by Buster Keaton, Donald Crisp1h 5m1924
The wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor, Betsy O'Brien. Although Betsy turns Rollo down, he still opts to go on the cruise that he intended as their honeymoon. When circumstances find both Rollo and Betsy on the wrong ship, they end up having adventures on the high seas.
Our read: The Navigator (1924) reads as a cosy, breathless, grounded comedy · silent entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Cosy, breathless, gentle comedy / silent, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, measured.
- cosy
- kinetic
- redemptive
- funny
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