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Go West
Comedy · Western · 1925
With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.
Movie details
Go West
“Come with Buster out into the vast open spaces where men are men and cows are their only lady friends”
1925 Comedy · Western 1h 23m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Go West?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Buster Keaton
Written by
Buster Keaton · Raymond Cannon
Buster Keaton
Friendless
Howard Truesdale
Owner of the Diamond Bar Ranch
Kathleen Myers
His Daughter
R
Ray Thompson
The Foreman
Brown Eyes
Herself
Roscoe Arbuckle
Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
Joe Keaton
Man in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Court is in session
Put Go West on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.