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Go West (1925)

Go West poster
Directed by
Buster Keaton
Genre
comedy film, Western film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 09m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 154 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lonely man named Friendless goes west to find his fortune. He tries various jobs on a ranch and becomes friends with a cow called Brown Eyes, then accidentally leads a cattle drive through Los Angeles.

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What happens

Go West is a 1925 American silent Western comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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