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Seven Chances
(1925)
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One of his most-successful comedies, Seven Chances (1925) features Buster Keaton as a man who must be married in order to inherit a large fortune. Unfortunately, several ‘first choices’ turn him down flatly. Seemingly hopeless, Buster’s misfortune gets worse as a newspaper story about his inheritance produces a flood of would-be brides.

The film’s story was the basis of the limp Renée Zellweger comedy, The Bachelor (1999). — Carl Bennett

2000 Kino International edition

Seven Chances (1925), black & white, 56 minutes, not rated, with Neighbors (1920), black & white, 18 minutes, not rated, and The Balloonatic (1923), black & white, 22 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, K125DVD, UPC 7-38329-01252-6.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, single-layered DVD disc, Region 1, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, snapper case (reissued in keep case, and in slimline keep case), $29.99 (reduced to $24.95).
DVD release date: 11 January 2000.
Country of origin: USA

We have not reviewed the DVD. We are, however, familiar with the films on the DVD themselves. We haven’t seen this edition in any form and cannot recommend the disc at this time. We are certain that the DVD is of similar quality to others in the Buster Keaton series from Kino International. The DVD also contains the Keaton films Neighbors (1920) and The Balloonatic (1923).

 
USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com.
Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca.
This Region 1 NTSC DVD is also available directly from Kino International.
Other silent era Buster Keaton films available on DVD home video:
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume 1 (1917-1919)
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume 2 (1918-1920)
The Art of Buster Keaton box set (1920-1962)
Battling Butler (1926)
The Best Arbuckle Keaton Collection (1917-1918)
The Cameraman (1928)
College (1927)
The Cook and Other Treasures (1917-1920)
The General (1926)
Go West (1925)
Keaton Plus (1921-1962)
My Wife’s Relations (1922)
The Navigator (1924)
Our Hospitality (1923)
The Saphead (1920)
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Spite Marriage (1929)
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
Three Ages (1923)

Other Buster Keaton films available on DVD home video:
The Railrodder (1965) with Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965)
The Twilight Zone, Volume 10 includes episode “Once Upon a Time” starring Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
 
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