The 'High Sign' (1921) on Netflix
A drifter thrown from a train cons his way into a job at an amusement park shooting gallery. The Blinking Buzzards, the gang that runs it, take him for a marksman.
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Plot summary
The Blinking Buzzards, a criminal gang, run a shooting gallery at an amusement park. A drifter thrown from a train lands there, cons his way into a job at the gallery, and the Buzzards take him for an expert marksman. They order him to kill a businessman. The gang's secret hand signal, the high sign, gives the film its name.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The 'High Sign' (1921)
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- The High Sign was the first short Buster Keaton made as an independent producer, although One Week was released first, but he shelved it, disappointed with the result, and it stayed unseen until the following year.
- The climactic chase scenes inside the house were staged on a split-level, cutaway set fitted with revolving wall panels, trap doors and hidden corridors in every room.
- Keaton had broken his ankle while filming the first version of The Electric House, so his company needed a new film to market, which is why the shelved The High Sign was finally released on April 4, 1921.
