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Also Featuring The Scarecrow and The Paleface
A fascinating alternative to the manic stunt work and elaborate sight gags that distinguish the films of Buster Keaton, Go West offers a rare and satisfying glimpse of his talent for more expressive comedy: Charming moments of intimate humor flavored with rich pathos.
Heeding the expansionist call of Horace Greeley, a hapless young man idealistically hops a freight train westwardto meet his destiny, first in a teeming metropolis then into the ranchlands of Arizona.In the side-splitting course of his attempts at bronco-busting, cattle wrangling and even dairy farming, Friendless finds himself enamored with Brown Eyes, a particularly affectionate bovine beauty from whose hoof he removed a painful pebble.Setting traditional ideas of romance and masculinity on their ears, Go West is uniquely graceful and characteristically hilarious -- especially in the film's dynamic finale.In an epic sequence that is pure Keaton, sentimental comedy is put aside as hundreds of head of cattle are unleashed upon downtown Los Angeles, wreaking uproarious havoc upon all in their path, with only one lonesome cowboy left to round 'em up!
One of Keaton's most mind-boggling mechanical comedies, The Scarecrow follows two roomates vying for the attetion of a young lady; while in The Paleface, Buster helps a Native American tribe defend their land from greedy developers.
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