Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.
Stunts
The boulder chase — no CGI, just chaos.
Direction
Keaton's editing turns time into a villain.
Practical Effects
Every falling rock was real and terrifying.
Director
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
James 'Jimmie' Shannon
T. Roy Barnes
Billy Meekin
Snitz Edwards
Lawyer
Ruth Dwyer
Mary Jones
Frances Raymond
Mrs. Jones
Erwin Connelly
The Clergyman
Jules Cowles
The Hired Hand
Jean Arthur
Miss Smith the Country Club Receptionist (uncredited)
Rosalind Byrne
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Constance Talmadge
Girl in Car (uncredited)
Bartine Burkett
5th Chance: Country Club Girl (uncredited)
Louise Carver
Prospective Bride Who Operates Crane (uncredited)
Doris Deane
2nd Chance: Girl Proposed to on Golf Course (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The massive bride chase used 500 extras, many actual stunt performers from a local ballet company.
The film flopped in 1925; Keaton bought the rights back and it became a cult classic only after his 1960s rediscovery.
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