Buster Keaton wasn’t the first silent film comedian, but he was certainly among the best of them, and The Cameraman showcases him at the peak of the form. The story of the movie runs as so many Keaton comedies do: he stars as a working-man type, earnest if a bit inept, trying his best while set upon by his bosses, the authorities, and unbelievable circumstances beyond any control. He yearns for a pretty, young woman of his acquaintance, who repeatedly either doesn’t notice him or turns him down flat.