Buster Keaton had this project foisted upon him by producer Joseph M. Schenck, who had bought the rights to the hit Broadway show. Keaton later called it his least favorite feature and tried to keep film historian Raymond Rohauer from restoring the only known copy of the movie.
A list of Buster Keaton's "Seven Chances" includes the names Eugenia Gilbert, Judy King, Hazel Deane, and Bartine Burkett: the real names of several actresses who appear in the film.
The $7M inheritance would equate to about $129M in 2025.
In his desperate search for a woman--any woman--to marry, James Shannon (Buster Keaton) is passing a variety theater. There is a large picture of a visiting artiste who is playing there, and Shannon bribes someone to let him go in at the stage door. As he goes in, a workman removes a box that is obscuring the bottom of the poster, revealing the name of the "artiste": Julian Eltinge. Eltinge was a famous female impersonator, so famous that no further explanation is needed when Keaton almost immediately emerges, looking disconcerted.
James' car is a 1922 Mercer Series 5 Raceabout. Often credited as America's first sports car, this vehicle, if in excellent condition, could be worth over $300,000 at auction in 2022.
Constance Talmadge: Popular actress and sister of Buster Keaton's wife at the time, Natalie Talmadge, has a small, uncredited role.