KEATON: GO WEST

Keaton is both touching and very, very funny in this spoof cowboy film as Friendless, a hapless soul who decides to try his hand at cattle ranching after failing to find a big city job. Spurned by the ranch owner’s daughter (Kathleen Myers), Friendless forms a loyal bond with a young cow, Brown Eyes, and soon finds himself stowing away on a cattle train, battling an ambush and wrangling hundreds of stampeding cattle through downtown Los Angeles in a hilarious crescendo.

Look out for cameos from Buster’s dad Joe, Fatty Arbuckle, and silent comedy stalwart Babe London, and you can’t miss Brown Eyes, Buster’s bovine leading lady who he personally hand-picked and trained for the film (while also writing and directing!).

With live accompaniment from members of the European Silent Screen Virtuosi led by Günter A. Buchwald.