Der Mann mit den 1000 Bräuten (1925)

Der Mann mit den 1000 Bräuten: Directed by Buster Keaton. With Buster Keaton, T. Roy Barnes, Snitz Edwards, Ruth Dwyer. A man learns he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7 p.m. that same day.

“Desperate for money to save his failing business, junior stockbroker Buster Keaton (as James u0026quot;Jimmieu0026quot; Shannon) is understandably pleased to learn his recently deceased grandfather has tentatively left him $7 million. In order to inherit the money, Mr. Keaton must get married by 7 pm. After a misunderstanding with girlfriend Ruth Dwyer (as Mary Jones), Keaton gets u0026quot;Seven Chancesu0026quot; to propose, but each woman turns him down. When a newspaper article reveals Keatonu0026#39;s potential, every woman in the vicinity decides to pursue him. Keaton decides marrying Ms. Dwyer is the correct way to go, if he can get away from a landslide of eager women…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLost on modern audiences is a moment when Keaton visits a theater to propose marriage to a showgirl, who weu0026#39;re told is Julian Eltinge; filmgoers in 1925 would have known this was a female impersonator. Another of Keatonu0026#39;s prospects in young Jean Arthur (as u0026quot;Miss Smithu0026quot;). The colorful opening gives u0026quot;Seven Chancesu0026quot; a great start, but frequent u0026quot;ethnicu0026quot; humor is not funny. Itu0026#39;s hard to believe Keaton considered this film substandard. Even before it gets going, itu0026#39;s a top quality production. There are enough chuckles before the famous chase scene, which really begins when Keaton falls asleep in church and the women start rushing to meet him.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e******** Seven Chances (3/11/25) Buster Keaton ~ Buster Keaton, Ruth Dwyer, Snitz Edwards, T. Roy Barnes”