Go West (1925 film) - Wikipedia Go West (1925 film) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search 1925 film by Buster Keaton Go West Directed by Buster Keaton Written by Buster Keaton Lex Neal Produced by Buster Keaton Joseph M. Schenck Starring Buster Keaton Kathleen Myers Howard Truesdale Ray Thompson Cinematography Bert Haines Elgin Lessley Music by Konrad Elfers Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date November 1, 1925 (1925-11-01) Running time 69 minutes Country United States Language Silent (English intertitles) Go West is an American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton.[1][2][3] Keaton portrays Friendless, who travels west to try to make his fortune. Once there, he tries his hand at bronco-busting, cattle wrangling and dairy farming, eventually forming a bond with a cow named "Brown Eyes." Eventually he finds himself leading a herd of cattle through Los Angeles. Seventy years after the release of the film guitarist Bill Frisell recorded a soundtrack accompaniment Go West: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton (1995). The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra premiered its new score for the film in 2007. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 External links Plot[edit] A drifter identified only as "Friendless" (Keaton) sells the last of his possessions, keeping only a few trinkets and a picture of his mother. The money buys him only some bread and a sausage then is gone. Unable to find a job in the city, he stows away on a train. He thinks it is going to New York but it is heading west. He sleeps in a barrel but the barrel rolls of the train. He manages to get a job at a cattle ranch despite having no experience. Meanwhile, a neglected cow named Brown Eyes fails to give milk and is sent out to the field along with the other cattle intended for slaughter. As Friendless tries to figure out how to milk a cow, he's told to go out and help the other ranch hands bring in the cattle. Unsuccessful in riding a horse, he falls off and sees Brown Eyes. Noticing her limp, Friendless examines her hoof and removes the rock that had been hurting her. Brown Eyes proceeds to follow Friendless around, saving him from a bull attack. Realizing that he's finally found a companion, Friendless strikes up a friendship with the cow, giving her his blanket at night and attempting to protect her from wild dogs. The next day, Brown Eyes follows Friendless everywhere, much to the chagrin of the other ranch hands. Friendless accidentally sets two steers loose after they'd been corralled in, but on the joking suggestion of the other hands, brings them back in by waving his red bandanna. The ranch owner (Truesdale) and his daughter (Myers) are preparing to sell the cattle to a stockyard, though another rancher wants to hold out for a higher price. The owner, no longer wanting to wait, prepares to ship the whole herd out. Friendless, shocked to hear that Brown Eyes will go to a slaughterhouse, refuses to let her go. The ranch owner fires him and gives him his wages. Friendless tries to buy his friend back with his earnings, but is told that it's not enough. After failing to get more money from a card game, he joins Brown Eyes in the cattle car and tries to find a way to free her. The train is ambushed by the other rancher and his men. Friendless and the ranch owner's other hands manage to drive off the attackers, but only Friendless makes it back to the train as the others chase away the rancher. Arriving in Los Angeles, Friendless frees Brown Eyes and leads her away, using his red bandana once more to guide the other thousand steers to the stockyard. The townspeople are terrified of the cattle as some of the cows break away and begin entering the stores, but Friendless manages to corral them together. Friendless ties Brown Eyes up before going back to retrieve the other cattle, leaving his red bandana with her in order to keep her cool. Realizing his mistake, he enters a masquerade store to find something red to attract the cows. Deciding on a red devil's outfit, he exits the store and the cattle begin to chase him. The police attempt to arrest him, but are mistakenly sprayed with hoses from the fire department, who flee once they see the cattle coming. The ranch owner, realizing his ruin if the cattle are not sold, drives with his daughter to the stockyard. The owner tells him that no cattle have arrived yet. Defeated, the ranch owner prepares to leave when he sees Friendless leading the herd into the stockyard. Overjoyed, the ranch owner tells Friendless that his house and anything he owns is his to ask for. Friendless says that he only wants "her," gesturing behind him to where the ranch owner's daughter is. The owner is surprised and the daughter flattered, but they quickly realize that it's Brown Eyes that he's referring to. The three drive back to the ranch, with Brown Eyes beside Friendless in the back seat. Cast[edit] Buster Keaton as Friendless Howard Truesdale as Ranch owner Kathleen Myers as Ranch owner's daughter Ray Thompson as Ranch foreman Brown Eyes as The Cow 'Brown Eyes' Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Woman in department store (uncredited) Joe Keaton as Man in Barber Shop (uncredited) Gus Leonard as General store owner (uncredited) Babe London as Woman in department store (uncredited) References[edit] ^ "GO WEST! BUSTER KEATON IN GOOD FORM". The Register (Adelaide). XCI (26, 627). South Australia. December 20, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved January 6, 2019 – via National Library of Australia. ^ Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966; Shephard, David; Kino International Corporation (2001), The Art of Buster Keaton, Kino International Corp, retrieved January 6, 2019CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) ^ Prod Co: Metro Goldwyn Productions; Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966. (Actor); Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961. (Producer); Lessley, Elgin. (Photographer); Haines, Bert. (Photographer); Cannon, Raymond. (Writer of accompanying material); Neal, Lex. (Director); Metro Goldwyn Productions (1925), Go west, A Metro Goldwyn production, retrieved January 6, 2019CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) External links[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Go West (1925 film). 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