The Boat

This 1921 27 minute long silent piece from Buster Keaton showcases some incredible virtuouso tricks, and remains genuinely funny.
Keaton's face is, in itself, funny (or on the flipside a little sinister), and the nonchalanche of the family (using the child as a suitcase like holdall) is a joy. The comedy is pretty basic slapstick, but the way it is done becomes on occassion spectacular.
We have the wonderful scene inside the cabin of the water flying through holes, where Keaton almost becomes obscured in the blazes. His control is outstanding (as is the discipline of his family). We have absolutely no idea what editing/set design/ stuntmanship enabled him to crawl 360 degrees around the tossing boat, but whatever it was, it remains outstanding.
The repition of the shots works nicely to give us some continuity to the images, and we have excellent small camera movement to reframe when necessary.
A nice little short, not uproariously funny but with its moments.