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Eltinge was a famous female impersonator, so famous that no further explanation is needed when Keaton almost immediately emerges, looking disconcerted.
There are certainly some funny moments and watching Buster's character trying, and failing miserably, to find a woman, any woman, to marry him so he can inherit $7 million. Certificate: Passed "Seven Chances" isn't as brilliant as "Our Hospitality," "The General" and "Sherlock Jr." as a total filmmaking package, but it's absolutely hysterical. | Rating: 3.5/4 Contrary to what you may have read, "Seven Chances" (1925) was made before Buster Keaton signed with MGM and relinquished artistic control over his own films. Seven Chances (1925) The Navigator (1924) Sherlock Jr. (1924) Producer Three Ages (1923) Soundtrack That's Entertainment! A drifter at an amusement park finds himself both the bodyguard and hit man of a man targeted by a criminal gang. Keaton later called it his least favorite feature and tried to keep film historian Raymond Rohauer from restoring the only known copy of the movie. The trickling accumulation of the bridal mob is perfectly paced, and Keaton's daring athleticism during the avalanche sequence is just incredible. March 20, 2019 Certificate: Passed His gifts of extraordinary agility, timing, and visualizing the comic potential in the most mundane situations are everywhere in evidence.Looking for some great streaming picks?
Certificate: Passed The final third of the picture constitutes one of Keaton's defining set-pieces. His gifts of extraordinary agility, timing, and visualizing the comic potential in the most mundane situations are everywhere in evidence.Looking for some great streaming picks? ... Keaton transformed the material into his own brand of humor: from stage farce to snappy cinematic slapstick, with Buster turning verbal jokes into visual gags. And the high-concept plot feels remarkably contemporary -- no wonder the story was remade in the modern era with Chris O'Donnell. Pride A man learns he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7 p.m. that same day. | Certainly not the best of Buster Keaton's films I've seen but that doesn't mean it isn't excellent and funny, because it is. A drifter at an amusement park finds himself both the bodyguard and hit man of a man targeted by a criminal gang. The Indie Fresh List: Certificate: Passed In the filming of a chase scene down a steep slope, Buster Keaton inadvertently dislodged some rocks which tumbled down after him as if in pursuit and he had to scramble to dodge them. Romance Comedy Comedy, Comedy As he goes in, a workman removes a box that was obscuring the bottom of the poster, and we see the name of the "artiste": Julian Eltinge. Buster Keaton definitely did not fuck about when it came to creating stunts.
I did think there was also a lot of ugly racism in the film that certainly put a damper on things. Keaton directed as well-- it's classic what can you say! | August 31, 2019 | Rating: 81/100 Certificate: Passed Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.