I agree with you about Buster, have you watched any Harold Lloyd?
My favorite silent comedian.
Yes, I'm a big Lloyd fan. I first saw Safety Last! back when I was in college in the late 70's. I went to a double feature of The General and Safety Last! I was already a fan of The General and had never seen a Lloyd film. I was familiar with the iconic shot of Lloyd hanging from the clock, but had never seen his films. I frankly always thought he didn't look funny.
I ended up loving Safety Last! and the excerpts from Hot Water that accompanied it. A year or so later, the local PBS station started showing all of Lloyd's films in those edited Time/Life versions. I video taped all of those.
I really like the restored uncut versions that Suzanne Lloyd has overseen with new music scores. I think Lloyd is in many ways the most accessible silent clown. He's not necessarily funny as a character, but he plays characters who do funny things. His films are more romantic than either Keaton's or Chaplin's. I think my favorite Lloyd is The Kid Brother. Over all, I think I prefer Lloyd to Chaplin (but I love Chaplin, too).