Seven Chances (1925)

A man learns he will inherit a fortune if he marries. By 7 p.m. Today.

Director:

Buster Keaton

Writers:

Roi Cooper Megrue (adapted from David Belasco's famous comedy by), Clyde Bruckman (screen version),

Stars:

Buster Keaton, T. Roy Barnes, Snitz Edwards

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Buster Keaton	...	James Shannon
T. Roy Barnes	...	His Partner - William Meekin
Snitz Edwards	...	His Lawyer - Caleb Pettibone
Ruth Dwyer	...	His Girl
Frances Raymond	...	Her Mother (as Frankie Raymond)
Erwin Connelly	...	The Clergyman
Jules Cowles	...	The Hired Hand

Storyline

Financial broker Jimmie Shannon is nearly bankrupt when an attorney presents grandfather's will leaving him seven million dollars. In order to inherit the money Jimmie must marry before 7 pm on his 27th birthday - today!

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Plot Keywords:

inheritance | time | millionaire | church | avalanche | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 March 1925 (USA)

Also Known As:

As Sete Ocasiões de Pamplinas

Filming Locations:

Greater Page Temple - West Adams Boulevard & La Salle Avenue, West Adams, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Buster Keaton Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White Color (2-strip Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Constance Talmadge:  Popular actress and sister of Buster Keaton's wife at the time, Natalie Talmadge, has a small uncredited role.

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Goofs

The boulders are clearly fake - one boulder hits Buster and bounces off of him.

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Quotes

Jimmie Shannon: (looking at a list of possible brides) Who bats next?

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Connections

Remade as Brideless Groom (1947)

User Reviews

One of Keaton's top three comedy features

This is one of Keaton's absolute best comedies and a superb example of clever invention -in narrative, in gag development, and in the use of composition and editing to achieve comedic effects. Among the unforgettable moments are:

The trip from the country club to his sweetheart's home and back by hopping in a car and letting the backgrounds dissolve.

The marriage proposal response from the balcony of the country club.

The stairway proposal - one going up and one coming down.

The hatcheck girl's response to her proposal.

Jean Arthur's bit part as "Miss Smith."

The proposal while driving and the resultant encounter with a tree.

The ethnic mistake.

The barber with the dummy heads.

The Julian Eltinge error.

The race of expectant brides to reach the church.

The clocks in a shop window of different times.

The ladies' absorption of the bricks.

The football field invasion.

The turtle on Buster's tie.

The entire twenty minute concluding chase, especially with the onslaught of the rocks.

Kino's print is the best of all the Keaton films they have released-crisp, clear, sharp and flawless. This Metro-Goldwyn feature only lasts for 56 minutes but it seems to whiz by in even shorter time than that. The score is one for violin,piano and drums. Although much is made of the short opening two-strip Technicolor scenes- four of them

• in this print it is a red wash- no color at all. The rest of the film

is beautifully tinted.

Don't miss this one - a great great comedy.