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Seven Chances

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In SEVEN CHANCES, Buster gets word that if he can be married by seven o'clock that evening he will inherit $7,000,000. When his sweetheart refuses, he proposes to everyone in skirts, including a Scotsman. Hopeful still, he advertises for a bride and is horrified to discover 500 would-be-brides hot on his trail in a hilarious chase to the finish.

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Robert E. Sherwood LIFE 10/07/2021
The laughs that Seven Chances inspires are not all honest laughs. They are tinctured with a certain amount of shame on the part of the audience. Go to Full Review
James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk 09/26/2019
3/4
despite the problems with the film's earlier sequences, as a whole it is completely and utterly redeemed in the last 15 minutes, where Keaton stages a fantastically hilarious trajectory gag Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 08/31/2019
3.5/4
The final third of the picture constitutes one of Keaton's defining set-pieces. Go to Full Review
Rosalie Kicks MovieJawn 03/20/2019
3/4
Not my favorite Buster Keaton movie, but overall, I found it quite enjoyable. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 02/19/2012
... a brilliant cascade of comic invention that builds to a surreal chase of epic proportions. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion 04/01/2010
A superlative visual comedy Go to Full Review
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Zachary V Jul 20 This lightweight comedy only really takes off in the last third of the film. Fortunately, the short runtime means we do not have to wait too long for that to happen. See more Alexander B 11/29/2022 It's a little lop sided with the first half being pretty boring but the second half is really funny and entertaining. See more 08/16/2021 One of Buster Keaton’s best!! Hilarious. Original storyline. Keaton’s stunts as usual are amazing to behold. Laugh S0 hard. Classic See more william d @acsdoug 02/21/2021 Keaton being chased by hundreds of would be brides is an absolute crack up. See more William L 01/26/2021 A bit slow to get going, but the final chase scene is pure perfection, gradually increasing in size and silliness before (of course) coming to a happy resolution; the horde of potential brides running through an active football field leveling all the players is a great bit - short, no setup needed, but still funny. Keaton's deadpan expression might be my favorite recurring bit throughout the entire silent era, it matches so well with his physical comedy. That said, it's probably not the best film to present Keaton's legacy today, with its blackface/minstrel character and a joke in which he suggests matrimonial intent to a girl before realizing she is reading a newspaper in Hebrew. (3.5/5) See more Rich S 10/08/2020 The plot, picked up from a subpar Broadway play, is a little thin and the first half of the movie shows that. But once the announcement is made that Buster Keaton needs a bride, it's a county-wide rumble to the altar -- and it's well worth the short wait to get there. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In SEVEN CHANCES, Buster gets word that if he can be married by seven o'clock that evening he will inherit $7,000,000. When his sweetheart refuses, he proposes to everyone in skirts, including a Scotsman. Hopeful still, he advertises for a bride and is horrified to discover 500 would-be-brides hot on his trail in a hilarious chase to the finish.
Director
Buster Keaton
Producer
Joseph M. Schenck, Buster Keaton
Screenwriter
David Belasco
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Image Entertainment Inc., Kino Video
Production Co
Buster Keaton Productions Inc. [us]
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 11, 1925, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 14, 2016
Runtime
57m
Aspect Ratio
Academy (1.33:1)
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