Daydreams (film #4 on Side A of Disc 2 of Comedy Classics DVD Megapack (Treeline Films, 2004)). [Category: Hollywood]

Buster Keaton loves his sweetie. Sweetie loves Buster. Buster and Sweetie want to get married. Problem: Sweetie’s father doesn’t think Buster can support her. So Buster takes off for the big city to make his fortune. There he screws up various jobs in that brilliantly incompetent way that only he can, while sending back glowing letters to Sweetie that only stretch the truth a little bit (OK, a lot). This is another wonderfully funny Buster Keaton short, with brilliantly timed slapstick gags, including a chase scene that gets more and more ridiculous as it goes on (they really knew how to do ‘em back then). Loads of fun.

Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: *****. Weirdness: *****. Historical Interest: *****. Overall Rating: *****.