So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

December 7, 2004
Directed by
Christopher Bird

A Turner Classic Movies (TCM) documentary about Keaton's discontented relationship with MGM and the events that eventually led to his career downfall.

filmmaking

buster keaton

hollywood history

career decline

Last Updated: November 7, 2025

Cast

James Karen as Self - Host / Narrator

James Karen

Self - Host / Narrator

Buster Keaton as Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Self (archive footage)

Louis B. Mayer

Self (archive footage)

Irving Thalberg as Self (archive footage)

Irving Thalberg

Self (archive footage)

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Self (archive footage)

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Self (archive footage)

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