Monday, September 1, 2025

THE BALLOONATIC (1923)

 




















Directed by: Buster KeatonEdward F. Kline
Starring: Buster KeatonPhyllis HaverBabe London

27 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
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 gas 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. The young man finally downs the balloon in a wilderness area, where he encounters a young outdoorswoman and proceeds to have a series of misadventures.

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