I'm knocking out these Buster Keaton comedies pretty efficiently, but this one pales in comparison to the earlier efforts. The story about a man who needs to be married in the next 24hrs or lose out on a huge inheritance is so boring and contrived. I know it may have been novel in 1925, but that doesn't make it interesting now. The final 10 minutes or so is a Buster Keaton classic-style chase from innumerable brides, and that is of course fun and exciting as Keaton risks his life for his stunts...but overall it is just a simpler film in comparison to his other films.
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These are Kevin's viewings out of the above Steven Jay Schneider tome Archives
May 2012
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