17. The film opens with an odd choice of an iconic shot for a movie produced by the National Film Board of Canada. What landmark do we see?
From Quiz The Railrodder
Answer:
Big Ben
Buster is in London, sitting by the Thames, reading a newspaper. For some reason he's wearing a boater rather than his trademark porkpie, but we'll let that slide.
Buster sees a full page ad in the paper. "SEE CANADA NOW!" it shouts. Imagining the many exciting things he might see, Buster leaps into the Thames. He emerges, sodden and minus his hat, on a beach in Nova Scotia. He splooches up to the end of a railroad line, where a sign tells him "Pacific Ocean. West. 3982 1/2 miles." Dogged as only Buster can be, and with a "Here we go!" gesture fans will recognize, he starts walking.
"The Railrodder" isn't technically silent -- it has a soundtrack and sound effects -- but it's silent in style, with no dialogue and the story told visually.