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The High Sign
The High Sign

The High Sign

What A Predicament!

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CrimeComedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

21 mins

Rating

7.074/10

Release Date

18 April 1921

Country

United States of America

Cast

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Our Hero

Bartine Burkett

Bartine Burkett

Miss Nickelnurser

Charles Dorety

Charles Dorety

Gang Member

Joe Roberts

Joe Roberts

Leader of Buzzards

Al St. John

Al St. John

Man On Beach

Ingram B. Pickett

Ingram B. Pickett

Tiny Tim

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