The Cinema Museum, London

The Blinking Buzzards – 26 July

Sat 26 Jul 2025 @ 16:00 · Events

Sidewalks of New YorkThe UK Buster Keaton Society. Quarterly meeting of the society dedicated to the appreciation of the silent comedian.

The afternoon will include a screening of Sidewalks of New York (1931). Buster plays Harmon, a wealthy slum landlord. When he visits one of his tenements, he gets caught up in a brawl between two gangs of youngsters – and falls for one of the boy’s sister. He decides to open a gymnasium for the street boys in order to impress her, but comes up against a local gangster in the process. This was Keaton’s most commercially successful film.

The programme will also include a selection of Keaton shorts and other goodies.

The meeting runs from 4pm to 7pm.

TICKETS & PRICING

Entry free to members with £5 annual membership available at the door.

Sidewalks of New York