The Balloonatic

Silent, Comedy

A young man has a series of encounters in an amusement area, much like Coney Island, until happening upon a group of men preparing a hot air balloon for launch. The young man assists the group by climbing atop the balloon to affix a pennant, when the balloon mistakenly takes flight with no one aboard but the young man.

Movie Info

Directed by: Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Starring: Buster Keaton, Phyllis Haver, Babe London
Written by: Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Cinematography: Elgin Lessley

Running time: 22 minutes
Language: Silent, English intertitles

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