Seven Chances
About Seven Chances
Stockbroker Jimmie Shannon will inherit $7 million if he is married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday, which is that day. He tries the women he knows, puts a notice in the paper, and is chased by a crowd of would-be brides. The chase ends in a rockslide.
Cast & crew
More about Seven Chances
Buster Keaton directed, starred, and edited. Clyde Bruckman, Jean Havez, and Joseph A. Mitchell wrote it from Roi Cooper Megrue's play, produced by David Belasco in 1916. Joseph M. Schenck produced the film. Byron Houck and Elgin Lessley photographed it. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released it. Wikidata lists March 15, 1925, and April 10, 1925, and 57 minutes. The opening scenes are in early Technicolor. Ruth Dwyer plays the woman he wants. T. Roy Barnes and Snitz Edwards are billed. Jean Arthur has an uncredited part. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons. The Library of Congress put it on the National Film Registry in 2008.
Themes
Making
Keaton shot the opening in Technicolor and built the last chase around the rocks.
Look
Byron Houck and Elgin Lessley shot the opening in Technicolor and the rock chase in black and white.
Preservation
Selected for the National Film Registry in 2008. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The deadline is 7 p.m., the sum is $7 million, and the birthday is the 27th.
- The rockslide was added after preview audiences laughed at Keaton dodging stones.
- Constance Talmadge, Doris Deane, and Eugenia Gilbert are billed.
- Wikidata lists box office of $598,288.
Scenes
- The clock and the will set the 7 p.m. deadline.
- Brides chase him until the rocks take over the hill.
Influenced by
- Roi Cooper Megrue's play Seven Chances
