The Cameraman (1928)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Cameraman |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Swedish release | 1930-03-31 |
Cast
Buster Keaton
Luke Shannon, "Buster", journalfilmsfotograf
Marceline Day
Sally Richards, sekreterare på M-G-M:s journalfilmsavdelning
Harold Goodwin
Harold Stagg, journalfilmsfotograf, Busters rival
Sidney Bracey
Edward J. Blake, chef för journalfilmsavdelningen
Harry Gribbon
poliskonstapel Henessey
Edward "Ed" Brophy
den korpulente mannen i samma omklädningshytt som Buster
Titles
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Crew
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| Director of Photography | |
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| Story | |
| Executive Producer | |
| Unit Manager | |
| Costume Designer | |
| Other Crew |
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Cast
| Buster Keaton | Luke Shannon, "Buster", journalfilmsfotograf | ||
| Marceline Day | Sally Richards, sekreterare på M-G-M:s journalfilmsavdelning | ||
| Harold Goodwin | Harold Stagg, journalfilmsfotograf, Busters rival | ||
| Sidney Bracey | Edward J. Blake, chef för journalfilmsavdelningen | ||
| Harry Gribbon | poliskonstapel Henessey | ||
| Edward "Ed" Brophy | den korpulente mannen i samma omklädningshytt som Buster | ||
| William Irving | fotograf | ||
| Vernon Dent | mannen i den för trånga baddräkten | ||
| Gertrude Ederle | Gertrude Ederle, kanalsimmerska | ||
| James Walker | James Walker, New Yorks borgmästare | ||
| Charles Lindbergh | Charles Lindbergh, flygare |
Companies
| Production Company | An Edward Sedgwick Production | ||
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| Buster Keaton Productions Inc. | |||
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn | 1930 | |
| Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet | 1969 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 108586 |
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| Date | 1983-08-30 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 1845 meters |
| Censorship number | 108586 |
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| Date | 1983-08-30 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 756 meters |
| Censorship number | 108586 |
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| Date | 1969-11 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 1845 meters |
| Censorship number | 107901 |
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| Date | 1969-04 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 1845 meters |
| Censorship number | 42421 |
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| Date | 1929-02 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2058 meters |
| Censored length | 1976 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.33:1 |
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| Sound type | Silent |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 20 |
| Length in metres | 2132 meter |
| Length in minutes | 93 min |
| Reels | 8 reels |
Production location
| USA | (sommaren) | 1928 | 1928 | |||
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios | Culver City, Kalifornien | |||||
| New York City | ||||||
| Venice, Kalifornien |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1930-03-31 | Metropol-Palais | Stockholm | Sweden | 86 min | (stum) |
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| 1930-03-31 | Piccadilly | Stockholm | Sweden | 86 min | (stum) | |
| 1969-04-07 | Smultronstället | Stockholm | Sweden | 67 min | (musiklagd version) | |
| TV showing | 2004-01-28 | SVT1 | Sweden | |||
| 2005-06-01 | SVT1 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2010-08-24 | |||||
| 2010-09-04 | ||||||
| 2010-10-03 | ||||||
| 2010-10-06 | ||||||
| 2013-11-17 | ||||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2016-02-07 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2016-02-07 | |||||
| 2016-02-14 |
Related films
| Les réveurs (2003) | The Cameraman (1928) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 16 mm |
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 16 mm |
| Length | 753 |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 1874 |
| Element type | Duplicate negative |
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| Carrier type | 16 mm |
| Element type | Sound negative |
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| Carrier type | 16 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 60 x 80 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Slides | 2 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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