Double Feature: GO WEST with SEVEN CHANCES

Special Features: 100th Anniversary | Restored 4K DCPs | Live musical accompaniment by Andrew Simpson

100th Anniversary | Restored 4K DCP
GO WEST (1925)
Heeding the expansionist call of Horace Greeley, an idealistic young man (Buster Keaton) known only as “Friendless” hops a freight train westward to meet his destiny, landing at a cattle ranch in Arizona. His attempts at bronco busting, cattle wrangling and even dairy farming end in hilarious failure, but he does draw the attention of the sweetest gal on the ranch: a darling cow named Brown Eyes. Bovine and cowboy form a tender, inseparable bond — until Brown Eyes and the other cattle are wrangled onto a train bound for a slaughterhouse, and Friendless mounts an unorthodox, single-handed rescue. Though it might be surprising just how electrifying the chemistry between Keaton and Brown Eyes is, it is less shocking considering that Keaton was a dyed-in-the-wool animal lover. He showed great affection for all manner of animals, and several of his films feature various critter co-stars; in his personal life, Keaton was known for his loving relationship with a large St. Bernard named Elmer who became a mainstay of the MGM lot. (Note adapted from Cohen Film Collection.) DIR/SCR/PROD Buster Keaton; PROD Joseph M. Schenck. U.S., 1925, b&w, 83 min. NOT RATED

Restored by Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory in association with Cohen Film Collection.



100th Anniversary | Restored 4K DCP
SEVEN CHANCES
Buster Keaton is Jimmie Shannon, a young lawyer poised to inherit $7 million at 7 o’clock on his 27th birthday — if he is married. After Jimmie is rebuffed by his childhood sweetheart (Ruth Dwyer) who thinks he only wants to marry her for the money, his lawyer looks for a stand-in without success until his buddy prints Jimmie’s story in the local paper. Soon Jimmie is up to his eyes in women, as he is chased by hordes of wannabe brides down the Los Angeles streets. The iconic climax of the film, in which Keaton’s character is caught in an avalanche of giant boulders, happened by chance; when test audiences roared after he accidentally dislodged a prop boulder that tumbled after him, Keaton knew he had struck gold. And do not be surprised by the colorful opening scene, which was originally shot in two-color Technicolor, an early version of the famed color motion picture process. DIR/PROD Buster Keaton; SCR Clyde Bruckman, Jean C. Havez, Joseph A. Mitchell, from the play by Roi Cooper Megrue; PROD Joseph M. Schenck. U.S., 1925, b&w/two-color Technicolor, 58 min. NOT RATED

Restored by Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory in association with Cohen Film Collection.



Runtime: 156 min., including a 15-min. intermission.

Run Time: 156 Minutes

Opening Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Genre: Silent comedy

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