Go West
United States • 1925
Director
Synopsis
Notable for its streak of sweet sentimentality—rare in a Buster Keaton feature—this endearing slapstick western features the filmmaker-star as an idealistic young man (known as Friendless) who, heeding the expansionist call of Horace Greeley, hops a freight train westward to meet his destiny, landing at a cattle ranch in Arizona. His attempts at bronco busting, cattle wrangling, and dairy farming end in hilarious failure, but when a trainload of steer are unleashed on the streets of Los Angeles, he decides to undertake an unorthodox, single-handed round-up.
Synopsis
Notable for its streak of sweet sentimentality—rare in a Buster Keaton feature—this endearing slapstick western features the filmmaker-star as an idealistic young man (known as Friendless) who, heeding the expansionist call of Horace Greeley, hops a freight train westward to meet his destiny, landing at a cattle ranch in Arizona. His attempts at bronco busting, cattle wrangling, and dairy farming end in hilarious failure, but when a trainload of steer are unleashed on the streets of Los Angeles, he decides to undertake an unorthodox, single-handed round-up.
Credits
Crew
DirectorBuster Keaton
WriterBuster Keaton, Raymond Cannon
CinematographerElgin Lessley, Bert Haines
ComposerKonrad Elfers
ProducerJoseph M. Schenck, Buster Keaton
Cast
Buster Keatonas Friendless
Howard Truesdaleas Owner of the Diamond Bar Ranch
Kathleen Myersas His Daughter