The Buster Keaton Collection: Volume 3 Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		0.5
Overall		4.0

The Buster Keaton Collection: Volume 3 Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman August 20, 2019

Cohen Film Collection is back with its third installment of Buster Keaton classics, after having offered fans The Buster Keaton Collection: Volume 1 (which included The General and Steamboat Bill, Jr.) and The Buster Keaton Collection: Volume 2 (which included Sherlock Jr. and The Navigator). As with the previous volumes, this Cohen release is a “two-fer”, and it also boasts new restorations and new scores, along with some arguably less than thrilling supplements.

For reviews of the two films included on this release, please click on the following review links:

Seven Chances Blu-ray review

Battling Butler Blu-ray review

The Buster Keaton Collection: Volume 3 Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

The Buster Keaton Collection: Volume 3 Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

The Buster Keaton Collection: Volume 3 Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

As with previous releases in this still nascent series, this volume of Keaton is presented on one disc, with a few marginally interesting supplements. This might be one department where Cohen needs to up their game, since many of the Kino Lorber releases came packed with extra features.

• Buster Keaton: The Daredevil (1080p; 3:44) is another aggregation of the same talking heads we've seen on the two previous releases.


• Seven Chances Restoration Trailer (1080p; 00:55)


• Battling Butler Restoration Trailer (1080p; 00:45)

The Buster Keaton Collection: Volume 3 Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

This is another worthy double feature of Keaton genius, with commendable technical merits, but with some significant differences in presentation (i.e., tinting, etc.) from the previously released Kino Lorber versions. Cohen should arguably be offering more in the way of supplements as well. Recommended.