Seven Chances (1925)

NR ★ 7.5/10 56 min Comedy, Romance United States English

Director: Buster Keaton

Adaptation: Roi Cooper Megrue
Author: David Belasco
Screenplay by: Clyde Bruckman, Jean C. Havez, Joseph A. Mitchell

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Seven laughs a minute!

Description

Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.

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Top Cast

Buster Keaton James 'Jimmie' Shannon

T. Roy Barnes Billy Meekin, His Partner

Snitz Edwards His Lawyer

Ruth Dwyer Mary Jones, His Girl

Frances Raymond Mrs. Jones, Her Mother

Erwin Connelly The Clergyman

Jules Cowles The Hired Hand

Eugenia Gilbert First Chance: Girl Who Laughs at Jimmie at the Club

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