I had a chance to watch THE CAMERAMAN for the first time tonight. The Blu-Ray is a stunning presentation of a terrific film. A lot of loving care clearly went into this 4K restoration and anyone who sees it should be thrilled with the video quality.
The score is equally magnificent, not an off note in the whole film. Everything fits right with what you're watching. There's tons of great location work, some of which is explored in greater depth in the informative Time Travelers extra on the disc with John Bengston and Marc Wanamaker.
Marceline Day was great as the leading lady. There was a sweet chemistry with Keaton. Day's sound era career didn't amount to much and she was done with films by the mid 1930s. According to Wikipedia, "After her retirement, Day rarely spoke of her years as an actress and never spoke to reporters or granted interviews."
Vernon Dent turns up briefly up in the film. Harry Gribbon, who would later work with Shemp in some Vitaphone shorts, has a nice turn as a cop who has some fun scenes with Keaton.
There's some usual great Keaton stunts, including one during a fight scene towards the end that's breathtaking.
This is without question one of the best silent films I've seen. I don't want to divulge too many plot points for anyone else who hasn't seen it but anyone seeing it for the first time or not is in for a real treat.
