Seven Chances

19251925
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56m

Seven Chances (1925)

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A man learns he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7 p.m. that same day.A man learns he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7 p.m. that same day.A man learns he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7 p.m. that same day.

Director
- Buster Keaton
Writers
- Roi Cooper Megrue(adapted from David Belasco's famous comedy by)
- Clyde Bruckman(screen version by)
- Jean C. Havez(screen version by)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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Seven Chances

Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton in Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton, Jean Arthur, Bartine Burkett, Louise Carver, Doris Deane, Hazel Deane, Ruth Dwyer, Connie Evans, and Eugenia Gilbert in Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton in Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton, Jean Arthur, Bartine Burkett, Rosalind Byrne, Louise Carver, Doris Deane, Hazel Deane, Ruth Dwyer, Connie Evans, Eugenia Gilbert, Rosa Gore, and Marion Harlan in Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton in Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton, Jean Arthur, Lori Bara, Bartine Burkett, Rosalind Byrne, Louise Carver, Doris Deane, Hazel Deane, Ruth Dwyer, Connie Evans, Eugenia Gilbert, Rosa Gore, Edna Hammon, Marion Harlan, Judy King, Barbara Pierce, Kate Price, Frances Raymond, Constance Talmadge, and Pauline Toller in Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton and T. Roy Barnes in Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton in Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton in Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton, Jean Arthur, Lori Bara, T. Roy Barnes, Bartine Burkett, Rosalind Byrne, Louise Carver, Doris Deane, Hazel Deane, Ruth Dwyer, Connie Evans, Eugenia Gilbert, Rosa Gore, Edna Hammon, Marion Harlan, Judy King, Barbara Pierce, Kate Price, Frances Raymond, Constance Talmadge, and Pauline Toller in Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton, T. Roy Barnes, and Snitz Edwards in Seven Chances (1925)

James Shannonas James Shannon

His Girlas His Girl

His Partneras His Partner

His Lawyeras His Lawyer

Frances Raymond

Her Motheras Her Mother
(as Frankie Raymond)

The Clergymanas The Clergyman

The Hired Handas The Hired Hand

Miss Smith - Office Receptionistas Miss Smith - Office Receptionist
(uncredited)

Mother of Underage Girlas Mother of Underage Girl
(uncredited)

Bartine Burkett

5th Chance: Country Club Girlas 5th Chance: Country Club Girl
(uncredited)

Prospective Bride at Churchas Prospective Bride at Church
(uncredited)

4th Chance: The Refuseras 4th Chance: The Refuser
(uncredited)

6th Chance: Country Club Girlas 6th Chance: Country Club Girl
(uncredited)

Eugenia Gilbert

Prospective Bride at Churchas Prospective Bride at Church
(uncredited)

Undetermined Roleas Undetermined Role
(uncredited)

Director
- Buster Keaton
Writers
- Roi Cooper Megrue(adapted from David Belasco's famous comedy by)
- Clyde Bruckman(screen version by)
- Jean C. Havez(screen version by)
All cast & crew
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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! —Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

slapstick comedy desperate to marry deadline for marriage marriage for money country club 44 more

Taglines
- IT'S A SURE THING FOR YOU! (original newspaper ad- all caps)
Genres
- Comedy
- Romance
Certificate
- Passed
Parents guide

Trivia
The most famous scene of this film originated by accident. 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. At a preview showing, he saw that that accident got the biggest laughs in the film. Thus inspired, he decided to reshoot the scene with over 100 papier-mache "rocks" ranging from pebbles to six-foot boulders so his character would have to deal with a massive avalanche in the scene.

Goofs
Just as the horde of would-be brides overruns the college football game, one of the players can be seen throwing himself to the ground, already pretending to be trampled.

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

Connections
Featured in 4 Clowns (1970)

Top review

Exhilarating comedy jewel from silent era genius

I love Seven Chances as much if not more than any of Keaton's other features, even if it does not enjoy the same reputation as The General or Sherlock, Jr. Using the sure-fire concept of a man who must take a wife or lose a fortune, Buster builds and executes one of his greatest extended gag sequences -- the chase of the reluctant groom by the army of brides. The first sections of the film detail Buster's inability to get anyone to take his proposal of marriage seriously, and then Buster pulls out all the stops on the famine to feast prospect once scores of women of all shapes and sizes begin to hunt down our hero while dressed in their wedding gowns. Seven Chances completely capitalizes on its comic potential, and Buster offers up another unbelievable tour de force of superb movie making.

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Jan 20, 1999

Release date
- March 15, 1925 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
- None
- English
Also known as
- Sedam prilika
Filming locations
- Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production company
- Buster Keaton Productions
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Gross US & Canada
- $210,748

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Runtime
56 minutes
Color
- Black and White
Sound mix
- Silent
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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