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Buster Keaton,
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: Image Entertainment
: Comedies, Silent, Silent Comedies, Silent Comedy
: 108 min.
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With this delightful film, Buster Keaton rivals Charlie Chaplin for comic poetry and pathos. Keaton's character, known only as Friendless, is a Midwestern boy who is down on his luck. After an abortive attempt to get by in the city, he follows Horace Greeley's advice to "Go West, young man!" As a result, Friendless winds up on a cattle ranch and is about the most unlikely cowboy imaginable (in fact, he never does trade in his porkpie hat for a ten-gallon). Various bits of comic business abound; standouts include the milking scene and a card game in which Friendless accuses a player of cheating. The sharpie tells The Great Stone Face "When you say that -- smile!" More importantly, Friendless finds true love -- not with the rancher's daughter (Kathleen Myers) but with Brown Eyes, a cow who seems nearly as out of place in the herd as Friendless does on the ranch. Cow and boy become devoted, but Brown Eyes is headed for the slaughterhouse. Friendless resolves to rescue her, sneaking on the train that's taking her and thousands of other cattle to the Los Angeles station. The herd escapes from the cattle cars at the destination and runs amok through downtown L.A.; it is then up to Friendless to round them up. Look closely during the hilarious stampede scene -- Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle plays a part in drag, and Keaton's father also has a bit in a barber shop. With the help of a costume shop, Friendless saves the day...and his cow. Go West is Keaton's most heartfelt film, and certainly one of his most underrated. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
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| A pair of brown eyes
by Cinenaut
December 12, 2003 - 11:53 AM PST
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Buster takes on cattle ranching, encumbered with a too-small gun and a too-large steed. He falls hard for a cow named Brown Eyes. Brown Eyes herself turns in a great performance with her large, expressive eyes, tagging along behind Buster Keaton like a big puppy dog.
See what happens when an angry poker player draws a gun on The Great Stone Face and says "Smile when you say that." See Buster save Brown Eyes from the branding iron. Watch Buster unleash a huge herd of cattle in downtown Los Angeles. It's great fun! |
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