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Buster Keaton (story)
Lex Neal (story)
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1 November 1925 (USA) more
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A young man who doesn't find a job in his small hometown, tries his luck in New York, but is overwelmed by the life of the city... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Buster Keaton ... Friendless
Howard Truesdale ... Ranch owner
Kathleen Myers ... Ranch owner's daughter
Ray Thompson ... Ranch foreman
Brown Eyes ... The Cow 'Brown Eyes'
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69 min | Spain:65 min
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General store owner: [to Friendless] I'll give you a dollar sixty five for the whole business.
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Underrated Keaton Film, 18 May 2000
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Author: prionboy (prionboy@aol.com) from Detroit, MI

Go West is a movie that you seldom hear about and even Keaton did not consider it among his best. However, every time I see it, I cannot help but think that it is one of his funniest and most touching films. In his independent work, Keaton had an amazing ability to portray very unfortunate characters and yet not seem to be pandering to the audience for its pity. In this film, Keaton plays a character referred to as Friendless. The opening scenes of the film show him bouncing around from one unfortunate (and hilarious) situation to another. Yet rather than feel pity for him, the audience can root for this character and good-naturedly laugh at how Friendless reacts to and deals with his misfortunes. It's difficult not to admire the way he overcomes all challenges. When he finds a friend in a cow named Brown Eyes, his loyalty to her and the rancher that employed him precipitates an amazing sequence of events, culminating in an unbelievable cattle stampede through the streets of LA. Although, the scene may drag on a bit, I'll never forget the image of Buster Keaton running down a city street in a red devil's outfit being pursued by a giant herd of cattle. It is one of the most hilariously absurd scenes ever committed to film. There are great gags from beginning to end and, as usual for Keaton, the final sequence is very satisfying. In addition, the Kino release has an outstanding soundtrack which enhances the film considerably. I would highly recommend Go West to anyone as an introduction to Keaton, silent films, or comedies in general.

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