"The Navigator" (1924) - with film
Kathryn McGuire and Buster Keaton
Directed by Donald Crisp, Buster Keaton
Produced by Buster Keaton Productions, Incorporated
Scenario by Jean Havez, Joseph Mitchell and Clyde Bruckman
Starring Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Frederick Vroom, Clarence Burton
Cinematography Byron Houck, Elgin Lessley
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn Distributing Corporation
Release date October 13, 1924
Running time 60 min.
Country United States
Language Silent film, English intertitles
"The Navigator" is part of our series "Other Favorite Films". This category includes films that do not feature a particular star from our site, but which in our view represent a major contribution of a silent movie to Arts and Culture.
"The Navigator" is another great comedy starring Buster Keaton.
The Navigator is ranked number 59 in the list of The Top 100 Silent Era Films of the influential website Silent Era.
In 2018 the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
The film has an outstanding rating in IMDB.
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The Navigator
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Buster Keaton expects a waiter in the empty ship in "The Navigator" (1924).
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Kathryn McGuire and Buster Keaton get ready to go to bed in "The Navigator" (1924).
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Buster Keaton struggles during lunch in "The Navigator" (1924).
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Buster Keaton sports his famous stone face in "The Navigator" (1924).
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Buster Keaton wakes up in the pouring rain in "The Navigator" (1924).
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Buster Keaton learns about deep sea techniques in "The Navigator" (1924).
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Buster Keaton works to repair a hole in the ship in "The Navigator" (1924).
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Kathryn McGuire in "The Navigator" (1924).
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Kathryn McGuire and Buster Keaton try to hide from the cannibals in "The Navigator" (1924).
Buster Keaton and Kathryn McGuire