Seven Chances

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

12K

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Quirky Comedy Slapstick Comedy Romance

A man learns that he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7PM that evening.A man learns that he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7PM that evening.A man learns that he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7PM that evening.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

12K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Her Mother
(as Frankie Raymond)

Erwin Connelly

The Clergyman

Jules Cowles

The Hired Hand

Eugenia Gilbert

First Chance: Girl Who Laughs at Jimmie at the Club

Doris Deane

Second Chance: Girl Who Laughs at Jimmie at the Golf Course

Judy King

Third Chance: Girl Who Shreds 'Will You Marry Me' Note

Hazel Deane

Fourth Chance: Girl Who Refuses on a False Assumption

Bartine Burkett

Fifth Chance: Girl Proposed to Going Up the Staircase

Connie Evans

Sixth Chance: Girl Proposed to Going Down the Staircase

Pauline Toller

Seventh Chance: Girl Proposed to in the Phone Booth

Jean Arthur

Miss Smith - Office Receptionist
(uncredited)

Lori Bara

Mother of Underage Girl
(uncredited)

Rosalind Byrne

Locker Room Maid
(uncredited)

Louise Carver

Prospective Bride Who Operates Crane
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The most famous scene of this film originated by accident. In the filming of a chase scene down a steep slope, Buster Keaton inadvertently dislodged some rocks which tumbled after him as if in pursuit, and he had to scramble to dodge them. At a preview showing, Keaton saw that that accident got the biggest laughs in the film. Thus inspired, he decided to reshoot the scene with over 100 papier-mâché "rocks", ranging from pebbles to six-foot boulders, so his character would have to deal with a massive avalanche in the scene.

Goofs
Just as the horde of would-be brides overruns the college football game, one of the players can be seen throwing himself to the ground, already pretending to be trampled.

Quotes
Title Card: By the time Jimmie had reached the church, he had proposed to everything in skirts, including a Scotchman.

Connections
Featured in 4 Clowns (1970)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Running Never Was So Funny

Jimmie Shannon (Buster Keaton) is a broker in need of money. When a lawyer comes to tell him he has inherited a certain sum, Jimmie avoids him thinking he may be bringing a summons. And then when he does hear the good news, there's a catch...

Directed by and starring Buster Keaton, this film portrays his particular brand of physical comedy, though perhaps not with as much danger as "The General" or as many tricks as "Sherlock Jr." The music of Robert Israel really carries this film. Not just because it's a silent film, but because it's great music -- moving, light and comedic. And there is an implied racial tone... Jimmie passes on proposing to both a Jew and a black woman.

I literally "laughed out loud" at this film! It is a shame Keaton considered it his worst film. Who knew it was so hard to get someone to marry you for $7,000,000 (in 1925 money, no less)?