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Vintage publicity photograph of Buster Keaton from the 1944 film, with a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. Louise Allbritton stars as the harried daughter of Jon Hall, an eccentric widowed high school teacher who is trying to sell his new invention, a self-inflating life raft. Featuring Buster Keaton in a cameo as a bus driver, in which he breaks out in laughter, one of the very few times the "Great Stoneface" smiled on camera. Shot on location in San Diego. 8 x 10 inches. With light even toning, else Near Fine.