Product Details

• Actors: Eddie Borden, Snitz Edwards, Budd Fine, Walter James, Francis McDonald
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Kino International
• VHS Release Date: November 20, 2001
• Run Time: 69 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303366546
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #364,296 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A change of pace for Buster, July 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Art of Buster Keaton- V.7 Go West, The Scarecrow and The Paleface [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Buster Keaton didn't usually try for sentiment or audience sympathy in his great films, but GO WEST is an exception. Keaton plays a Chaplinesque loner, aptly named Friendless, who finds work on a ranch and (eventually) a friend: a cow named Brown Eyes. While Buster is as convincing in the film's sentimental moments as he is in the comic ones, there is method to his madness: he is parodying elements of D.W. Griffith's melodramas. A hilarious sequence with Buster attempting to lead a herd of cattle through downtown Los Angeles caps the film beautifully. This tape includes two very funny shorts: THE SCARECROW, and THE PALEFACE (which almost seems like a parody of DANCES WITH WOLVES, seventy years in advance!).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Funny, April 7, 2000

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S. O'Brien - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art of Buster Keaton- V.7 Go West, The Scarecrow and The Paleface [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of my favourite Buster Keaton films. It was different, with Buster playing 'Friendless' who goes west looking for prosperity. He ends up on a ranch and meets 'Brown Eyes'-a cow. He becomes friends with the 4 legged beauty after removing a stone from her hoof. He protects her and vice versa, until she is to be sent away for slaughtering, and Buster goes with her, but can he save her, and get the thousands of cattle with her to the stockyards? Superbly funny and sentimental, and the last time Buster wore his traditional costume of baggy trousers, slapshoes and clip on tie. Buster actually trained 'Brown Eyes' himself. In the film, Buster is asked to smile during a card game, but does he-? THE SCARECROW is one of my favourite short's. It is about Buster and his friend (Joe Roberts) who are farmhands, and are in love with the same girl (Sybil Seely). The opening is spectacular, showing an amazing house full of tricks, which has to be seen to be believed. The madness continues with Buster being chased by a 'Mad Dog', who is actually Roscoe Arbuckle's faithful mutt. It ends with a chase and an elopement, and a river! Extremely funny and visually stunning. THE PALEFACE is about Buster, who stumbles across Indian territory and is chased away. It is madcap humour and fast paced with some amazing stunts in the wilderness and crazy sight gags. All three films are in perfect condition and show a variety of his skills. It is a great starter for anyone wanting to see Buster!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go West/ The Scarecrow/ The Paleface, September 22, 2001

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Brother Frank (Melissa, Tx. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Buster Keaton- V.7 Go West, The Scarecrow and The Paleface [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Go West is a feature. The Scarecrow and Paleface are shorts. GO WEST is a very good movie, just a notch below Buster's best. Buster is a cowboy and his best friend is a cow. A very funny movie. There is some sentiment in Go West, which is not typical of Buster. And the pace is a little slower. THE PALEFACE is one of his best shorts. Buster walks on to an Indian reservation and ends up as their friend. The scene when the Indians start to dance is great. THE SCARECROW is also top-drawer. Tons of funny sequences.