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Seven Chances is a american film of genre Drama directed by Buster Keaton released in USA on 15 march 1925 with Buster Keaton
Seven Chances (1925)
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Add to a movie listSeven Chances is a 1925 American comedy silent film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, based on a play written by Roi Cooper Megrue, produced in 1916 by David Belasco. Additional cast members include T. Roy Barnes, Snitz Edwards and Ruth Dwyer. Jean Arthur, a future star, has an uncredited supporting role. The film's opening scenes were shot in early Technicolor, and this rare color footage still survives on the Kino International special edition DVD print.
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Jimmy Shannon (Buster Keaton) is the junior partner in the brokerage firm of Meekin and Shannon, which is on the brink of financial ruin. A lawyer (whom they dodged, mistakenly believing he was trying to add to their woes) finally manages to inform Jimmy of the terms of his grandfather's will. He will inherit seven million dollars if he is married by 7:00 p.m. on his 27th birthday, which happens to be that same day.Actors
Buster Keaton
(James 'Jimmie' Shannon)
Ruth Dwyer
(Mary Jones)
Snitz Edwards
(Lawyer)
T. Roy Barnes
(Billy Meekin)
Jean Arthur
(Miss Smith the Country Club Receptionist (uncredited))
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