With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.
Acting
Keaton's stone face vs. Brown Eyes the cow—iconic duo.
Direction
Keaton wrangling actual cattle stampede, no CGI in sight.
Practical Effects
Real cattle drive chaos, one guy vs. 1000 cows.
Director
Buster Keaton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle makes a cameo in drag after his career-destroying scandal; Keaton was one of few who stood by him.
Keaton called this his least favorite feature because the studio forced a conventional romance subplot onto his loner protagonist.
US
