Buster Keaton: Seven Chances / Sherlock Jr.

Seven Chances and Sherlock Jr. are two dazzling comedies that showcase Buster Keatons genius for super-sized slapstick. Presented in new restorations by Lobster Films from the Blackhawk Films Collection, these masterpieces have never looked better. Seven Chances tells the story of an eligible young bachelor who must marry by 7:00 p.m. in order to receive a $7 million inheritance. A newspaper announcement provides him with more fiances than he can handle, setting in motion the most epic and surreal chase sequence of Keatons career. Sherlock Jr. is a brilliant deconstruction of the filmmaking process. Keaton stars as a movie theatre projectionist who dreams of becoming a super-sleuth, and, in one breathtaking sequence, literally steps into the screen to bring his fantasies to life.

Product Extras:

• Audio commentary for Seven Chances by film critic Adam Nayman
  
• Audio commentary for Sherlock Jr. by film critic Matt Singer
  
• A Brideless Groom (1947, 17 min.), a Three Stooges short that recycles the premise of Seven Chances
  
• How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the New York Herald Personal Columns, a 1904 Edison short directed by Edwin S. Porter
  
• Music for Seven Chances and Sherlock Jr. by Robert Israel