The Frozen North

1922

Comedy / Western

3
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 2735 2.7K

silent film short film physical comedy

Director

Buster Keaton Photo
Buster Keaton

Top cast

Buster Keaton Photo
Buster Keaton as The Bad Man
Edward F. Cline Photo
Edward F. Cline as The Janitor
Joe Roberts Photo
Joe Roberts as The Driver
Freeman Wood Photo
Freeman Wood as The Neighbor's Husband
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168.1 MB
1280*960
English 2.0
NR
24 fps
12 hr 18 min
Seeds 3
312.09 MB
1440*1080
English 2.0
NR
24 fps
12 hr 18 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by weezeralfalfa 7 / 10

Badman Keaton is only a nightmare

Reviewed by SendiTolver 7 / 10

Buster Keaton is the Villain

'The Frozen North' is far from being Buster Keaton's best works in the short film, but it is one of his most interesting ones. This is the only time when Buster Keaton plays a villain in his own movie. Although 'The Frozen North' parodies westerns and melodramas of that era (especially those of William S. Hart), the bad guy is the bad guy. The film includes some very genius little gags and some quite surreal ones (in the opening scene where Buster Keaton exits the subway station in the middle of the North Pole). Although not the favorite one of most of the Buster Keaton's fans 'The Frozen North' is interesting (and way different) work of great comedic genius.
Reviewed by SenjoorMutt 6 / 10

One Odd Buster Keaton Film

Though this film includes some nice gags and cartoonish action like all the rest Buster Keaton's films, but 'The Frozen North' is more notable for Buster playing a bad guy. At the beginning of the movie we see Buster emerge from Subay Exit in the middle of the snowy fields of Alaska. Then he proceeds to rob a gambling house, shooting a couple because he mistakes the woman to be his wife, and pursues to chase the beautiful married woman next door.'The Frozen North' was meant to be mockery of western of that era, especially those of William S. Hart, very popular movie star who didn't like Keaton's take of his characters. Keaton also briefly parodies Erich von Stroheim's womanizing character from 'Foolish Wives'.As this film is not the funniest or best work of Keaton, it's still fun enough to see. Especially if you are early silent cinema aficionado.
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