▁Param ount , ▁he ▁and ▁St . ▁John ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁stage ▁com ed ian ▁B uster ▁Ke aton , ▁and ▁the ▁three ▁created ▁a ▁singular ▁cycle ▁of ▁silent ▁com ed ies ▁that ▁explo ited ▁their ▁matched ▁ac rob atic ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁hard - d riv ing ▁capabilities ▁in ▁s lap st ick . ▁This ▁section ▁represents ▁on screen ▁appearances ▁in ▁films ▁by ▁St . ▁John ▁with ▁either ▁Ar bu ck le , ▁Ke aton ▁or ▁both , ▁and ▁it ▁remains ▁the ▁most ▁accessible ▁area ▁of ▁Al ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁silent ▁comedy ▁work . ▁Ar bu ck le - direct ed ▁com ed ies ▁st arring ▁Al ▁St . ▁John ▁are ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁" St arring ▁St . ▁John " ▁section ▁above . ▁ ▁Support ing ▁roles ▁ ▁Short s ▁▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁arrival ▁at ▁Ke yst one , ▁Al ▁St . ▁John ▁was ▁swift ly ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁Ke yst one ▁re pert ory ▁company ; ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁more ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁films ▁than ▁Charlie ▁Chap lin ▁did . ▁After ▁Ke yst one , ▁St . ▁John ▁appeared ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁other ▁com ics ▁in ▁ 2 - re el ers ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁silent ▁era . ▁App ear ances ▁in ▁films ▁with ▁Ros co e ▁Ar bu ck le ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁above . ▁This ▁list ▁may ▁be ▁incomplete , ▁as ▁the ▁full ▁extent ▁of ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁appearances ▁of ▁this ▁kind ▁is ▁not ▁known ,