The High Sign (1921 film) - Directed by Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton - Full Movie

A drifter at an amusement park finds himself both the bodyguard and hit man of a man targeted by a criminal gang.

The High Sign is a 1921 two-reel silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton and written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. Its runtime is 21 minutes. Although One Week (1920) was Keaton's first independent film short released, The High Sign was the first one made. Disappointed with the result, Keaton shelved It. It was not till a year later that it was released. The title refers to the secret hand signal used by the film's underworld gang.

Directed by: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Written by: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Produced by: Joseph M. Schenck
Starring: Buster Keaton, Bartine Burkett, Charles Dorety, Al St. John
Cinematography: Elgin Lessley
Edited by: Buster Keaton
Distributed by: Metro Pictures
Release date: April 12, 1921
Running time: 21 minutes
Country: United States
Languages: Silent film, English (original) intertitles