#I find Natalies chemistry with him...not..so..great.. to put it kindly.

[friendlessghoul]

Did Buster ever have a favorite leading lady? I'm partial to Sybil Seeley but he seems to have gotten along with most of the actresses he's been paired with . . . Natalie aside.

I don't think Buster outright said he had a favorite leading lady. I would say he probably was very partial to Dorothy Sebastian (their onscreen chemistry is noticeable... you can imagine what they were like offscreen...)

I think Sybil is the majority fan favorite (and mine), you can see the kind of chemistry they had, and it's unfortunate that they couldn't have more films together. (But sent him a box of orchids and a note wishing him luck for The Buster Keaton Story)(Nice read about Sybil)

I personally also really like the chemistry that he had with Marceline Day. From the beginning you can see how sweet she is on him (and they're really cute together).

Should probably do a match off poll for top 5 best leading ladies. There's also Brown Eyes and Josephine, the two best animal leading ladies. The Committee was pretty sure on who was the least favorite was to probably work with, just because she was inexperienced, and Buster did not have a choice in the matter....

Used to seasoned Sennett veterans like Alice Lake and Sybil Seely, he plainly saw her as a drag on his momentum. " The scenes we threw in the ash can!" he complained. "Easy scenes! We got a good picture; we could have had a fine one. But, my God, we previewed it eight times! Went back and re-shot scenes like mad." - Buster Keaton on Margret Leahy for Three Ages (James Curtis, A Filmmakers Life, pg 226)

So Yeaaah... Maybe I'll actually make a poll. (I have other ones I'd like to make).

#ask #leading ladies #all the way down here I'll add something that some people may not agree with #but despite being Buster's wife #I find Natalies chemistry with him...not..so..great.. to put it kindly. #I think she has better chemistry with Joe Roberts in Our Hospitality than she does with Buster... #but thats my opinion...:D