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Title: Seven Chances

Release Date: 15 Mar 1925

Runtime: 56m

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Buster Keaton Productions

Production Companies: Buster Keaton Productions

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.5 (275 votes)

Cast

  • James 'Jimmie' Shannon: Buster Keaton
  • Billy Meekin: T. Roy Barnes
  • Lawyer: Snitz Edwards
  • Mary Jones: Ruth Dwyer
  • Mrs. Jones: Frances Raymond
  • The Clergyman: Erwin Connelly
  • The Hired Hand: Jules Cowles
  • Miss Smith the Country Club Receptionist (uncredited): Jean Arthur
  • Hatcheck Girl (uncredited): Rosalind Byrne
  • Girl in Car (uncredited): Constance Talmadge
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