Buster Keaton's Silent Features, Ranked

Following his three-year period of producing independent short films, Buster Keaton made the jump into silent comedy features following the success found in feature films by fellow comedians Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. For an amazing six year period (1923-1929), Buster Keaton made 12 silent feature films that showcase one of the movie’s greatest artists and, I believe, its greatest comedian. During this period, Keaton made five films that have gained the reputation of masterpieces (“The General,” “Sherlock Jr.,” “Steamboat Bill Jr.,” “The Cameraman,” and “The...