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College / Steamboat Bill, Jr. with John Hodgman

Blank Check with Griffin & David

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Steamboat Bill Jr.

Buster Keaton's character, Steamboat Bill Jr., has to hide from his father in order to get undressed for a scene. The film is set up with peanut shells all over the bed that are supposed to be an errant detail but end up being this incredible runner of noise. Buster doesn't need to speak and he doesn't speak because this is a silent film.

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