Liberation Hall Restores The Buster Keaton Show (1949-1950) For Release As Double-Disc DVD And Blu-ray Editions On Sept. 16

Zuma Palmer, entertainment columnist for the Los Angeles Citizen News, wrote on Dec. 26, 1949 about the debut of The Buster Keaton Show on KTTV: “What was done was more important and amusing than what was said.”   Yes!   The “stoned face” comedian could convey more with his face and his timing skills in one instant, than 500 words of dialog could deliver.  

Liberation Hall, with sales and distribution expertise provided by MVD Entertainment Group, will be release both double-disc Blu-ray and DVD editions of the nine surviving episodes of The Buster Keaton Show for fans to discover on Sept. 16.   

Two of the episodes included in the presentation — Feb. 2 and Feb 23, 1950 — are available for the first time since their broadcast on television 75 years ago.

As to bonus nuggets, both the DVD and Blu-ray selection include two of Keaton’s classic silent short films — The Blacksmith (1922) and The Love Nest (1923) — while exclusive to the Blu-ray release are the CBS television special titled “Three Comedians in Closeup,” the “The is Your Life” episode showcasing the career of Buster Keaton and the 1957 Paul Winchell-hosted episode of Circus Time featuring Keaton.