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The High Sign
“What A Predicament!”
7.1 / 10• 1921• 21m•NR• English
CrimeComedy
Storyline
Buster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob. Ordered to kill a businessman, he winds up protecting the man and his daughter by outfitting their home with trick devices.
Cast & Crew
Buster Keaton
Our Hero
Lead
Bartine Burkett
Miss Nickelnurser
Charles Dorety
Gang Member
Joe Roberts
Leader of Buzzards
Al St. John
Man On Beach
IB
Ingram B. Pickett
Tiny Tim
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edward F. Cline's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The High Sign is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
