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| | David Drazin - Evanston Review 040804 |
 | | First, "The Cameraman" (1928) is one of Keaton's more rarely screened feature films, the first he made at MGM, where he essentially had been sold into servitude by his producer/father-in-law Joe Schenck, and where he would soon suffer a precipitous decline in fortunes, his glory years behind him. |
 | | Second, though Keaton technically served only as star, he is unofficially credited as a director and writer of "The Cameraman," which is generally considered one of his funniest and most emotionally satisfying films -- as well as a companion piece to his classic commentary on the nature of movie reality, the amazing "Sherlock, Jr." (1924). |
 | | "'The Cameraman' is the movie that began his decline," said professor Thomas Simpson, a senior lecturer in Northwestern's department of French and Italian, who will introduce "The Cameraman" tonight as part of the ongoing Professor's Pick series at Block Cinema. |
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