How does The Goat end?

In the final act ("The Apartment Pursuit"): Buster discovers the woman's father is the relentless police chief. A frantic chase through an apartment building culminates in a romantic escape and a comedic resolution at a furniture store.

The Goat (1921) — AI Story Visualization

Name: The Goat
Genre: comedy
Released: 1921
Rating: 7.2

Plot Analysis Summary

A comedic chain of mistaken identities and accidental crimes forces a protagonist into a relentless townwide chase.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Bread Line Blunder

The Framed Fugitive

The Townwide Manhunt

The Apartment Pursuit

A series of misadventures occur when Buster is mistaken for a criminal on the lam.

Directed by

Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair

Key Cast

Buster Keaton — The Goat
Virginia Fox — The Police Chief's Daughter
Joe Roberts — Police Chief
Malcolm St. Clair — Cab Driver (uncredited)
Edward F. Cline — Cop by Telephone Pole (uncredited)

Rating: 7.2/10 (173 votes)