Buster Keaton is both touching and 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.