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Buster Keaton is an able pantomimist; his morose and sensitive face commands a certain sympathy. We are, therefore, not absolutely unresponsive to his new comedy, Go West.
Edmund Wilson, The New Republic
Go West
Come with Buster out into the vast open spaces where men are men and cows are their only lady friends
1925 · 1h 23m · Not Rated
Comedy, Western
Directed by
Buster Keaton
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Go West
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Buster Keaton Director
- Buster Keaton as Friendless
- Howard Truesdale as Owner of the Diamond Bar Ranch
- Kathleen Myers as His Daughter
- Ray Thompson as The Foreman
- Brown Eyes as Herself
- Roscoe 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)
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