Eagle-eyed viewers of the list may also notice a couple of apparent errors. Here's the rationale behind them:
---- Journey into Fear is included among Orson Welles' other films both in the book and on the list. Sarris points out in the filmography published in the book that it was "signed by Norman Foster."
---- Viva Villa! is included in Howard Hawks' filmography by Sarris, although he points out that it was "completed and signed by Jack Conway."
---- In the case of One Million B.C., included in D.W. Griffith's filmography by Sarris, the author writes: "signed by Hal Roach, but reputedly directed by Griffith)."
Thanks for the corrections jgwr and apologies that I've taken so long to act on it. Waltzes from Vienna has now replaced The Grand Waltz on the list.
You are also correct that The Desert Hero is not a Keaton film, although it is listed by Sarris in the book. Since he offered up no justification for the film's inclusion there and since it appears to be lost anyway, I've gone ahead and removed it from the list.
As for the other Keaton and Chaplin shorts.. it's true that they did not direct most of them but they are included by Sarris in their respective filmographies and I see no cause to remove them.
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evildeadthing
Eagle-eyed viewers of the list may also notice a couple of apparent errors. Here's the rationale behind them:---- Journey into Fear is included among Orson Welles' other films both in the book and on the list. Sarris points out in the filmography published in the book that it was "signed by Norman Foster."
---- Viva Villa! is included in Howard Hawks' filmography by Sarris, although he points out that it was "completed and signed by Jack Conway."
---- In the case of One Million B.C., included in D.W. Griffith's filmography by Sarris, the author writes: "signed by Hal Roach, but reputedly directed by Griffith)."
evildeadthing
Thanks for the corrections jgwr and apologies that I've taken so long to act on it. Waltzes from Vienna has now replaced The Grand Waltz on the list.You are also correct that The Desert Hero is not a Keaton film, although it is listed by Sarris in the book. Since he offered up no justification for the film's inclusion there and since it appears to be lost anyway, I've gone ahead and removed it from the list.
As for the other Keaton and Chaplin shorts.. it's true that they did not direct most of them but they are included by Sarris in their respective filmographies and I see no cause to remove them.
jgwr
Quite a number of the films on this list are lost, so good luck to anyone trying to complete it :)Also "The Grand Waltz" is a Julien Duvivier film. You're looking for "Waltzes from Vienna".
"The Desert Hero" isn't a Buster Keaton film, plus he didn't actually direct most of his early shorts (same with Chaplin).