The Cameraman

A love-struck cameraman embarks on a hilarious journey to win the heart of his dream girl in the bustling streets of New York City.

Critics broadly regard the film as a lucid, beautifully formed silent comedy whose original visual gags and construction remain exceptionally effective.

• Buster's attempts to operate a movie camera turn filming, framing, and accidental footage into recurring physical gags.
• Buster becomes a newsreel cameraman partly to impress Sally and gain acceptance at MGM Newsreels.
• The transition from tintype photography to motion-picture cinematography drives Buster's ambitions and comic setbacks.
• New York streets, Chinatown, newsreel work, and a street gun battle provide the film's central environments for observation and comedy.

• Sherlock Jr.silent slapstick, inventive physical comedy, and an earnest romantic pursuit
• The Generalsilent-era comedy built around resourceful courtship, visual gags, and deadpan resilience
• City Lightsromantic silent comedy combining visual ingenuity, social observation, and an emotionally sincere underdog
• It Happened One Nightclassic Hollywood comedy centered on professional ambition, courtship, and expertly constructed gags

Director

Edward Sedgwick

Release Date

1928-09-10

Runtime

74 min

Rating

7.8 / 10 (458)

What is The Cameraman about?

A deadpan photographer becomes an improbably determined newsreel cameraman in pursuit of both a job and the woman he loves.

What is The Cameraman like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Cameraman as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is The Cameraman violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Cameraman as moderate.

What did critics think of The Cameraman?

Critics broadly regard the film as a lucid, beautifully formed silent comedy whose original visual gags and construction remain exceptionally effective.

Which films are like The Cameraman?

Films with a similar feel include Sherlock Jr., The General, City Lights, and It Happened One Night.

How long is The Cameraman?

The Cameraman runs 74 minutes.

Where can I watch The Cameraman?

In United States, The Cameraman streams on fuboTV, Free Movies Plus, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixFling, Darkroom, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Tubi TV.