gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:play
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:available_on
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gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
streaming services
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:based_on
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a play by Roi Cooper Megrue
play by Roi Cooper Megrue
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gptkbp:box_office
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gptkb:unknown
$1 million
Notable success
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Mary
gptkb:The_Audience
gptkb:The_Band
gptkb:The_Family
gptkb:The_Father
gptkb:The_Man
gptkb:The_Narrator
gptkb:The_Old_Man
gptkb:The_Stranger
gptkb:The_Woman
gptkb:The_Bride
gptkb:The_Crowd
gptkb:The_Hero
gptkb:The_Judge
gptkb:The_Butler
gptkb:The_Villain
gptkb:The_Children
gptkb:The_Suitor
gptkb:The_Guests
gptkb:Jimmie_Shannon
gptkb:The_Police
gptkb:The_Friends
The Lawyer
The Sidekick
The Rival
The Maid
The Townspeople
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gptkbp:character_development
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Buster Keaton's character
Buster Keaton's character undergoes a transformation
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gptkbp:cinematography
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Elgin Lessley
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gptkbp:cinematography_by
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Elgin Lessley
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gptkbp:color
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Black and white
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:created_by
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gptkb:Buster_Keaton
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Positive reviews
positive
generally positive
generally positive reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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considered a classic
Influenced later comedies
influenced later comedies
inspired remakes
inspired later comedies
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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considered a classic of silent cinema
part of American film history
early 20th century cinema
Buster Keaton's filmography
silent film era representation
represents the silent film era
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:Buster_Keaton
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Buster_Keaton
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Buster_Keaton
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkb:First_National_Pictures
gptkb:Pathé_Exchange
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Buster_Keaton
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gptkbp:editing
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gptkb:Buster_Keaton
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:Buster_Keaton
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gptkbp:features
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gptkb:Snitz_Edwards
gptkb:T._Roy_Barnes
gptkb:Buster_Keaton
gptkb:Ruth_Dwyer
gptkb:Joe_Roberts
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:Buster_Keaton
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gptkbp:film_festival
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yes
screened at various film festivals
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gptkbp:film_length
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56 minutes
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gptkbp:film_score
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gptkb:original_score_by_Joseph_Carl_Breil
gptkb:orchestral_music
original score by various composers
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gptkbp:film_technique
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physical comedy
use of physical comedy
visual gags
stunt work
chase sequences
use of visual gags
use of chase sequences
use of slapstick humor
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:California
gptkb:Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:follows
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The Navigator
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:comedy
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:has_been_restored
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2010 restoration
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gptkbp:has_cameo
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cameo by Buster Keaton
cameo by Ruth Dwyer
Buster Keaton's friends
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
released on Blu-ray
released on DVD
multiple home media releases
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Seven Chances
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:comedy
Buster Keaton's career
physical comedy
subsequent filmmakers
subsequent comedies
modern slapstick comedy
comedy films in general
modern silent films
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:The_Marriage_of_Figaro
gptkb:Charlie_Chaplin
gptkb:Harold_Lloyd
The play ' Seven Chances' by Buster Keaton
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gptkbp:influences
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inspired later comedies
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gptkbp:inspiration
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The Seven Chances (play)
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:film
English
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future filmmakers
studied in film schools
considered a classic of silent cinema
influential in comedy genre
influential in silent film era
considered a landmark in silent comedy
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gptkbp:music
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gptkb:Carl_Stalling
gptkb:Joseph_Carl_Breil
gptkb:Vernon_Duke
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Joseph_Carl_Breil
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:comedy
slapstick
physical comedy
Chase scenes
Visual gags
chase scenes
Buster Keaton's physical comedy
Buster Keaton's stunts
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I can't believe this is happening!"
" It's a matter of life and death!"
" I need a wife!"
" I can't get married without a fortune!"
" I have to get married today!"
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gptkbp:notable_scene
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the proposal scene
the final chase scene
the rolling boulder scene
the wedding chase scene
golf course scene
wedding chase scene
boulder scene
the cliff scene
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gptkbp:plot
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A man must marry by a certain time to inherit a fortune.
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gptkbp:plot_summary
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A man must marry by a certain age to inherit a fortune.
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gptkbp:precedes
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gptkb:Go_West
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:1955
September 27, 1925
September 7, 1925
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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September 1925
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gptkbp:premiere_location
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gptkb:Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:Buster_Keaton_Productions
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Buster_Keaton_Productions
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gptkbp:rating
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Not rated
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gptkbp:release_country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:release_date
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gptkb:1930
gptkb:1955
1919
1925
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gptkbp:release_format
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gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
black-and-white
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gptkbp:release_year
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1925
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gptkbp:released_on
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1925-09-01
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gptkbp:remake
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Seven Chances (1930)
The Seven Chances (1955)
The Seven Chances (1930)
Seven Chances (1955)
Seven Chances (1925)
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gptkbp:restoration
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yes
restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive
2010 restoration by the BFI
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gptkbp:runtime
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57 minutes
56 minutes
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gptkbp:score
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original score by Robert Israel
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:sound
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Silent with music
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Snitz_Edwards
gptkb:T._Roy_Barnes
gptkb:Buster_Keaton
gptkb:Ruth_Dwyer
gptkb:Joe_Roberts
gptkb:Joe_Keaton
gptkb:Snub_Pollard
Ruth Selwyn
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:marriage
love
comedy of errors
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:marriage
gptkb:fate
love
comedy of errors
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gptkbp:writer
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gptkb:Buster_Keaton
gptkb:Clyde_Bruckman
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Buster_Keaton
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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