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🎬🎭 See the legendary Buster Keaton in one of his final screen appearances with The Triumph of Lester Snapwell (1963), a comedic promotional short made for Eastman Kodak. Even in his later years, Keaton’s stone-faced charm, sharp timing, and love for visual gags shine through in this playful time-travel comedy.

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✨ About the Film:
This short film follows Lester Snapwell, a bumbling man who keeps reappearing across different erasβ€”always with a camera in hand. From caveman days to the Wild West and into the 20th century, Keaton delivers clever, silent-style humor while showcasing the joys of Kodak’s snapshot photography. A rare blend of advertising and classic comedy, The Triumph of Lester Snapwell captures Keaton’s enduring magic just before the end of his remarkable career.

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βœ”οΈ Classic Slapstick & Visual Comedy πŸ˜‚
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βœ”οΈ Silent-Style Humor in the 1960s 🌟

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Transcript
05:47He sure
05:49He sure outslicked that cup, and he just managed to save the last picture for Clementine.
05:55He sure outslip, and he just managed to save the last picture for Clementine.
06:05Save the last picture for Clementine.
06:07For Clementine.
08:02No, Lester.
08:04No, Lester.
08:06No, Lester, not so quick.
08:07It takes a week or so to get there, a month to develop and reload. Another week back, say, a couple of months in all anyway.
09:20That's the way, Lester.
09:38Give it another whirl and see how you make out in the...
09:42Oh, this must be the Roaring Twenties.
11:28Hey, this must be Lester's new gift to Clementine.
11:34Complete with powder and lipstick.
12:12Here we go.
16:17I'm afraid we're still too early.
16:20Well, let's try again.
16:23And this time, we'll eliminate the flesh powder.
16:26And this time, we'll see you next time.
16:56Why, good grief, Lester, why, good grief, Lester.
17:21Now, what are you going to do for a take-up spool?
17:24And this time, we'll see you next time, we'll see you next time.
17:54Enough is enough, we'll see you next time, we'll see you next time, we'll see you next time.
17:56Enough is enough.
17:56Enough is enough.
17:56By my beard, Lester. This time, we'll do it right.
18:01We'll push you right up to today and fix you up with a wizard all-new Kodak camera.
18:08The Kodak chain, the list of team, with the film thanks, we'll see you next time, we'll see you next time, we'll see you next time, we'll see you next time, we'll see you next time.
18:28The film comes in an ingenious cartridge
18:33that you simply drop in.
18:36No, you can't get it in backward.
18:40Close the case,
18:42few strokes,
18:43and you're all ready for daylight.
18:47Or flash.
18:58When you're all through,
19:02merely drop out the cartridge.
19:05This time, Lester can't get into trouble.
19:09With the Kebra, that is.
19:12He's got it made.
19:28He's got it made.
19:58Just one more.
20:03The eternal plea of the photographer.
20:06And one more.
20:07And one more.
20:09And, whoops!
20:10Not that one for Mama.
20:13At last, he had it.
20:16Good pictures of Clementine.
20:20And when he got these prints back,
20:23it was truly the triumph of Lester Snapwell.
20:32Even Mama wanted a picture.
20:35See?
20:49No bus.
20:50See? No fuss, no fumble. Simple.
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