Roscoe Arbuckle

Roscoe Arbuckle

Birth : 1887-03-25, Smith Center, Kansas, USA

Death : 1933-06-29

History

Roscoe Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 - June 29, 1933), widely known to audiences as “Fatty” Arbuckle, was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd as well as with his nephew, Al St. John. He also mentored Charlie Chaplin, Monty Banks and Bob Hope, and brought vaudeville star Buster Keaton into the movie business. Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s and one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood at the time. In one of the earliest Hollywood scandals, Arbuckle was the defendant in three widely publicized trials between November 1921 and April 1922 for the rape and manslaughter of actress Virginia Rappe. Rappe had fallen ill at a party hosted by Arbuckle at San Francisco's St. Francis Hotel in September 1921, and died four days later. A friend of Rappe accused Arbuckle of raping and accidentally killing her. The first two trials resulted in hung juries, but the third acquitted Arbuckle. The third jury took the unusual step of giving Arbuckle a written statement of apology for his treatment by the justice system. Despite Arbuckle's acquittal, the scandal largely halted his career and has mostly overshadowed his legacy as a pioneering comedian.

Profile

Roscoe Arbuckle
Roscoe Arbuckle

Movies

Disclosure
(archive footage)
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
Includes all 32 of Keaton's extant silent shorts (thirteen of which were produced under the tutelage of comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle) These 2K restorations onto Blu-Ray promise to be the definitive representation of Keaton's early career.
Looking for Mabel Normand
Himself (archive footage)
A documentary on the life and career of silent film star Mabel Normand.
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Marlene Dietrich and others relate tales of the artistic freedom that led to the draconian Production Code, which governed content from 1934 to 1968. Diane Lane narrates.
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
(archive footage)
A documentary short included as an extra with "The Buster Keaton Collection".
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
Self (archive footage)
A Turner Classic Movies (TCM) documentary about Keaton's discontented relationship with MGM and the events that eventually led to his career downfall.
Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'
Self (archive footage)
African filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo (YAABA) discusses the influence that Charlie Chaplin has been on his work, along with archival footage of interviews with several of Chaplin's co-stars.
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two
Various
A collection of five silent comedy shorts co-starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster Keaton, and produced by their own Comique Film Company: BACK STAGE (1919), GOOD NIGHT, NURSE! (1918), CONEY ISLAND (1918), THE ROUGH HOUSE (1918), and THE GARAGE (1920). Volume Two of a two-volume DVD series from Kino Video. Musical score by the Alloy Orchestra.
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One
Various
A collection of five silent comedy shorts co-starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster Keaton, and produced by their own Comique Film Company: THE BELL BOY (1918), THE BUTCHER BOY (1917), OUT WEST (1918), MOONSHINE (1918), and THE HAYSEED (1919). Volume One of a two-volume DVD series from Kino Video. Musical score by the Alloy Orchestra.
The Casting Couch
(archive footage)
An unprecedented anthology of never-before-told true stories by and about some of Hollywood's most interesting stars, legends, and wannabes, and takes readers inside Hollywood's inner sanctum to show how casting decisions are made, who makes them, and who has the final word.
The Chaplin Puzzle
This rare two part documentary focuses on Charlie Chaplin's development at Keystone and Essanay. It concludes with a director's cut of the film Police (1916). The series is narrated by none other than Burgess Meredith.
Crazy Days
Narrator Hughie Green tells "jokes" over clips of old silent films. Including greats such as Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, the Keystone Cops and more.
Days of Thrills and Laughter
archive footage
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.
When Comedy Was King
edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy.
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
This short film takes a nostalgic look at the Mack Sennett comedies of the silent cinema era.
Tomalio
Wilbur
Roscoe runs afoul of a demented Mexican general.
Close Relations
Wilbur Wart
Roscoe believes he is in line to receive a large inheritance, but the reality is considerably more psychopathic-- no, nuts.
How've You Bean?
Roscoe gets into a lot of wacky troubles, some involving a misplaced box of Mexican Jumping Beans.
Buzzin' Around
Cornelius
Fatty invents a liquid with flubber-like properties which makes objects resilient and unbreakable. Unfortunately, in his rush to get out of the house to demonstrate his invention, he unknowingly grabs a jar of moonshine instead of the jar which holds his wonder liquid. To make matters worse, as he drives to the demonstration, a football-sized beehive falls from a tree onto the cargo bed of his truck . . .
In the Dough
Slim
A cafeteria owner has problems with gangsters and gets more trouble by hiring 'Fatty' Arbuckle and chef.
Hey, Pop!
Fatty
Roscoe Arbuckle loses his job to protect a young boy from the orphanage.
Niagara Falls
Director
Three girls try to evade the landlady while trying to find work.
Gigolettes
Director
Desperate for cash, three friends take a job running a run-down night club.
Hollywood Lights
Director
Hollywood Lights is a 1932 Comedy.
Mother's Holiday
Director
Mother's Holiday is a 1932 Comedy
Hollywood Luck
Director
Hollywood Luck is a 1932 Comedy short.
Bridge Wives
Director
A pseudonymous Roscoe Arbuckle directs this comedy short about a man who goes insane because of his wife's bridge addiction.
Keep Laughing
Director
Keep Laughing is a 1932 Comedy short
Anybody's Goat
Director
A goat is involved in a post robbery.
Moonlight and Cactus
Director
The owner of a medicine show falls for a young beauty who is in love with someone else.
It's a Cinch
Director
When a dance instructor is tricked into facing a prize fighter in the boxing ring, his girlfriend devises a plan to turn the odds in his favor.
Smart Work
Director
Billy Dooley is a suspicious husband who, as a private detective, takes a job from a woman who thinks her husband is running around with another woman. The latter is actually Billy's wife, who is buying a car from the man as a present for Billy. But Billy doesn't know that.
Idle Roomers
Director
Idle Roomers is a 1931 Comedy short.
The Tamale Vendor
Director
The Tamale Vendor is a 1931 Comedy short.
Once a Hero
Director
A 1931 Comedy short.
Queenie of Hollywood
Director
Three girls apply for maid jobs at a resort but are taken for royalty when a telegram about their dog Queenie is intercepted. Film producers vie to put them under contract but selling a script idea finally saves them when the bill comes due.
One Quiet Night
Director
One Quiet Night is a 1931 Comedy short.
That's My Meat
Director
That's My Meat is a 1931 Comedy short.
Take 'em and Shake 'em
Director
Take 'em and Shake 'em is a 1931 Comedy short.
Beach Pajamas
Writer
Beach Pajamas is a 1931 Comedy short
Beach Pajamas
Director
Beach Pajamas is a 1931 Comedy short
Up Pops the Duke
Director
Up Pops the Duke is a 1931 Comedy short.
Honeymoon Trio
Director
This Educational Comedies one-reeler is all about Walter Catlett in his obnoxious mode as he somehow imposes himself completely on Al St. John and Dorothy Granger as they go on their honeymoon. Dorothy never seems to notice anything odd about this situation -- which renders it all the funnier -- while Al St. John builds up quite a head of steam in what amounts to a ten-minute slow burn, worthy of Edgar Kennedy at his best.
That's My Line
Writer
The first in RKO Pathe's series of "Traveling Salesman Comedies" has Louis John Bartels traveling to Mexico to sell his line of underwear. He garners the attention of a fair senorita which does not set well with the chief of a gang of bandits, and Bartels is soon seeking the USA/Mexico borderline.
That's My Line
Director
The first in RKO Pathe's series of "Traveling Salesman Comedies" has Louis John Bartels traveling to Mexico to sell his line of underwear. He garners the attention of a fair senorita which does not set well with the chief of a gang of bandits, and Bartels is soon seeking the USA/Mexico borderline.
The Lure of Hollywood
Director
Two aspiring actresses encounter mishaps during a shoot.
The Back Page
Director
The Back Page is a 1931 Comedy short.
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
Director
A driver on a non-stop race from New York to San Francisco gets detoured to Hollywood, where he winds up working as a publicity man for a movie studio and assigned to revive the career of a beautiful but fading star.
Crashing Hollywood
Director
Crashing Hollywood is a 1931 Comedy short.
Ex-Plumber
Writer
Ex-Plumber is a 1931 Comedy short.
Ex-Plumber
Director
Ex-Plumber is a 1931 Comedy short.
Pete and Repeat
Director
Pete and Repeat is a 1931 Comedy short.
Marriage Rows
Story
Marriage Rows is a 1931 Comedy short.
Marriage Rows
Director
Marriage Rows is a 1931 Comedy short.
Three Hollywood Girls
Director
Stars of Yesterday
Self
Stars of Yesterday documentary film.
Up a Tree
Story
Up a Tree is a 1930 Comedy short.
Up a Tree
Director
Up a Tree is a 1930 Comedy short.
Won by a Neck
Director
Won by a Neck is a 1930 Comedy short.
Si Si Senor
Director
Si Si Senor is a 1930 comedy short.
The Cuckoos
Writer
Two phony fortune tellers get mixed up with gypsies.
Character Studies
Director
Carter DeHaven announces that he will perform a series of "impressions." For each we see him applying makeup and changing the combing of his hair or putting on a wig. When he tilts his head down during each supposed makeover, up pops the actual celebrity (Keaton, Lloyd, Arbuckle, Valentino, Fairbanks, Coogan) he appears to have been making himself up as.
Character Studies
Himself (uncredited)
Carter DeHaven announces that he will perform a series of "impressions." For each we see him applying makeup and changing the combing of his hair or putting on a wig. When he tilts his head down during each supposed makeover, up pops the actual celebrity (Keaton, Lloyd, Arbuckle, Valentino, Fairbanks, Coogan) he appears to have been making himself up as.
Special Delivery
Director
The second and last of Eddie Cantor's silent vehicles, Special Delivery casts the wide-eyed comedian as a hapless mailman. While going through his swiftly appointed rounds, Eddie stumbles upon a gang of crooks who are planning a large-scale confidence scam. He exposes the villains and wins the love of heroine Madge (Jobyna Ralston). Though Cantor was a fine physical comic, he didn't truly score in films until the arrival of talkies allowed his fans to hear as well as see him. Special Delivery was directed by "William Goodrich," who in reality was comedian Fatty Arbuckle, hoping to stage a comeback after the sex scandal that destroyed his career.
Listen Lena
Fat man with strategically covered face (unconfirmed)
Al St John loves Lena, but he also loves to sleep. Will he get out of bed soon enough to take Lena from his dull rival, so he can have an argument with the girl where he cries "LISTEN, LENA"? Or will he roll back over, and later get busted by a mean cop for sleepwalking in his bed clothes?
Peaceful Oscar
Director
Peaceful Oscar is a 1927 Comedy short
The Red Mill
Director
A servant girl plays matchmaker for the local burgomaster's daughter while setting her own sights on a visiting Irishman.
One Sunday Morning
Writer
One Sunday Morning is a 1926 Comedy short.
One Sunday Morning
Director
One Sunday Morning is a 1926 Comedy short.
His Private Life
Writer
Reggie Hemingway is a rich broker who continually bullies his valet. World War I breaks out and the valet enlists immediately. Reggie goes to the army later and arrives at the training camp to find that his valet is now a tough sergeant in charge of the recruits.
His Private Life
Director
Reggie Hemingway is a rich broker who continually bullies his valet. World War I breaks out and the valet enlists immediately. Reggie goes to the army later and arrives at the training camp to find that his valet is now a tough sergeant in charge of the recruits.
Fool's Luck
Writer
A young man faces perilous adventures when he is evicted from his apartment.
Fool's Luck
Director
A young man faces perilous adventures when he is evicted from his apartment.
Home Cured
Director
Johnny is a hypochondriac and he spends all of his time fussing over his health instead of paying attention to his lovely wife. The wife and the family doctor pretend he is going to die -- and behave in a heartless fashion that gets him to lose his temper and get out of his sickbed forever.
My Stars
Mailman (uncredited)
Johnny tries hard to impress his girl, but she seems to be much more interested in movie stars.
My Stars
Writer
Johnny tries hard to impress his girl, but she seems to be much more interested in movie stars.
My Stars
Director
Johnny tries hard to impress his girl, but she seems to be much more interested in movie stars.
The Fighting Dude
Writer
The Dude and his younger brother, The Rival are at it once again.
The Fighting Dude
Director
The Dude and his younger brother, The Rival are at it once again.
Cleaning Up
Director
While his wife is away, the husband attempts to clean the house which ends up being a disaster. The house is completely destroyed by an overflowing bathtub, fire in the kitchen, feathers from the pillows everywhere, and a dog decides to chase a cat around the house wiping out what the water and fire didn't damage already.
Go West
Woman in Department Store (uncredited)
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.
The Movies
Writer
Silent comedy about a poor country bumpkin who goes to Hollywood to make good.
The Movies
Director
Silent comedy about a poor country bumpkin who goes to Hollywood to make good.
The Tourist
Director
The Tourist is a 1925 Comedy short.
Curses
Writer
When Buttonshoe Bill steals some papers from Buckwheat Ben, and kidnaps Ben's daughter, Rodney Hemingway comes to the rescue.
Curses
Director
When Buttonshoe Bill steals some papers from Buckwheat Ben, and kidnaps Ben's daughter, Rodney Hemingway comes to the rescue.
The Iron Mule
Director
A train known as the Iron Mule is loaded with passengers, and starts off on its trip. Along the way, the train faces numerous obstacles and delays. The engineer is prepared for most of them, but the real challenges come when the train is ambushed by Indians.
Dynamite Doggie
Writer
Al wants to elope with his girlfriend, but her dog Pete disrupts the plan.
Dynamite Doggie
Director
Al wants to elope with his girlfriend, but her dog Pete disrupts the plan.
Lovemania
Director
This is an unusual farce comedy combining all the fast action, speed and thrills of the slapstick with the surprises of the farce. Main actor and director Al St. John was the nephew of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and considered as a wonderful pantomimist and an acrobat. The film was actually directed anonymously by his uncle. Being part of a series called "Tuxedo Comedies", Lovemania was set up by producers like Jack White and Joseph Schenck so that Arbuckle could work behind the scenes, since he couldn't appear on screen due to his 1921 scandal.
Stupid, but Brave
Director
Impoverished "bum" gets a close shave from a menacing barber, then gets tangled up with a banana king, escaped convicts and marathon runners.
His First Car
Writer
Al St. John buys a touring car and takes his extended family on a disastrous trip.
His First Car
Director
Al St. John buys a touring car and takes his extended family on a disastrous trip.
Leap Year
Director
A young man, heir to his misogynistic and millionaire uncle, and in love with a nurse, gets in trouble when he gives advice on marriage to his girlfriends.
Leap Year
Stanley Piper
A young man, heir to his misogynistic and millionaire uncle, and in love with a nurse, gets in trouble when he gives advice on marriage to his girlfriends.
No Loafing
Director
A slapstick comedy directed by Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle featuring the duo of Poodles Hanneford & Joe Roberts
Hollywood
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every casting office door in town, at the end of her first day she is still unemployed. To her horror, when she arrives back at their hotel, she finds that Grandpa has been cast in a movie by William DeMille and quickly becomes a star during the ensuing weeks. Her family, worried that Angela and Grandpa are getting into trouble, come to Hollywood to drag them back home. In short order Aunt, Grandma, brother, boyfriend and even the parrot become superstars, but Angela is still unemployed...
Day Dreams
Story
In order to impress the father of a girl he is keen on, Buster goes to the city in search of work. In his letters home he writes of his various jobs which her imagination expands into much nobler ones than those that he is actually attempting.
The Fast Freight
Ras Berry
Unreleased in America, this was one of Arbuckle's last starring roles in a feature film.
Special Delivery
Director
Special Delivery is a 1922 Comedy short.
Crazy to Marry
Dr. Hobart Hupp
A doctor who believes he can cure criminals takes on a big challenge.
Gasoline Gus
Gasoline Gus
Based on the comic strip character and his auto obsessed life.
Traveling Salesman
Bob Blake
A practical joke makes a man get off before his intended stop, leading to all sorts of trouble.
The Dollar-a-Year Man
Franklin Pinney
Hijinks surrounding the attendance of a Prince at a Yacht Club dinner.
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Himself
Intimate views of the movie stars of the Silent Era, at work and play; featuring Sessue Hayakawa, Lillian Gish and others.
Brewster's Millions
Monte Brewster
Monte Brewster learns that he has inherited $10 million from his late grandfather, but then learns that he must spend $2 million in less than a year and remain unmarried to inherit the rest of the money.
The Life of the Party
Algernon Leary (as Roscoe Arbuckle)
An attorney is thrust into wild adventures by an attractive young woman.
The Round-Up
Slim Hoover
The adventures of a lovesick sheriff.
The Garage
Mechanic / Fireman
Roscoe and Buster operate a combination garage and fire station. In the first half they destroy a car left for them to clean. In the second half they go off on a false alarm and return to find their own building on fire.
The Garage
Director
Roscoe and Buster operate a combination garage and fire station. In the first half they destroy a car left for them to clean. In the second half they go off on a false alarm and return to find their own building on fire.
The Hayseed
Mailman
Buster manages the store while Roscoe delivers the mail, taking time out for hide-and-seek with Molly. The constable, also interested in Molly, steals $300 while being observed by Buster.
The Hayseed
Director
Buster manages the store while Roscoe delivers the mail, taking time out for hide-and-seek with Molly. The constable, also interested in Molly, steals $300 while being observed by Buster.
Back Stage
Stagehand
Roscoe and Buster give a bullying Strongman the what-for, but after the performance troupe quits it's up to Fatty and Buster to keep the show going.
Back Stage
Director
Roscoe and Buster give a bullying Strongman the what-for, but after the performance troupe quits it's up to Fatty and Buster to keep the show going.
A Desert Hero
Writer
A Desert Hero is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film is considered to be lost.
A Desert Hero
Director
A Desert Hero is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film is considered to be lost.
A Desert Hero
The Sheriff, the Desert Hero
A Desert Hero is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film is considered to be lost.
The Bank Clerk
Writer
The Bank Clerk is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film is considered to be lost.
The Bank Clerk
Director
The Bank Clerk is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film is considered to be lost.
The Bank Clerk
The Bank Clerk is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film is considered to be lost.
Love
Fatty
"Fatty", a poor good hearted farm boy is deeply in love with Winifred, a farmer's daughter. A rich neighbor offers the farmer a large plot of land if Winifred marries his slow witted son Al. "Fatty" has less then one day to save heartbroken Winifred from the rushed ceremony.
Love
Director
"Fatty", a poor good hearted farm boy is deeply in love with Winifred, a farmer's daughter. A rich neighbor offers the farmer a large plot of land if Winifred marries his slow witted son Al. "Fatty" has less then one day to save heartbroken Winifred from the rushed ceremony.
The Pullman Porter
Writer
The Pullman Porter is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film is considered to be lost.
The Pullman Porter
Director
The Pullman Porter is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film is considered to be lost.
The Pullman Porter
The Pullman Porter is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film is considered to be lost.
Camping Out
Writer
Camping Out is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Fatty is the suffering spouse who comes home every night to an empty house and a neglectful wife. His wife is furious when she discovers Fatty is cheating on her with a neglected wife.
Camping Out
Director
Camping Out is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Fatty is the suffering spouse who comes home every night to an empty house and a neglectful wife. His wife is furious when she discovers Fatty is cheating on her with a neglected wife.
Camping Out
Camping Out is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Fatty is the suffering spouse who comes home every night to an empty house and a neglectful wife. His wife is furious when she discovers Fatty is cheating on her with a neglected wife.
The Sheriff
Writer
Roscoe Arbuckle plays a Douglas Fairbanks fan who becomes a rotund version of his hero. As "The Sheriff", he must rescue abducted schoolteacher Betty Compson.
The Sheriff
Director
Roscoe Arbuckle plays a Douglas Fairbanks fan who becomes a rotund version of his hero. As "The Sheriff", he must rescue abducted schoolteacher Betty Compson.
The Sheriff
Cook
Roscoe Arbuckle plays a Douglas Fairbanks fan who becomes a rotund version of his hero. As "The Sheriff", he must rescue abducted schoolteacher Betty Compson.
A Scrap of Paper
Fatty
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle confronts the Kaiser in his headquarters, and tells him that he will be be defeated by "scraps of paper," i.e. War Bonds.
A Scrap of Paper
Director
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle confronts the Kaiser in his headquarters, and tells him that he will be be defeated by "scraps of paper," i.e. War Bonds.
The Cook
Chef
In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef of a fancy oceanside restaurant and his assistant wreak havoc in the establishment. Adding to the complications is the arrival of a robber.
The Cook
Story
In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef of a fancy oceanside restaurant and his assistant wreak havoc in the establishment. Adding to the complications is the arrival of a robber.
The Cook
Director
In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef of a fancy oceanside restaurant and his assistant wreak havoc in the establishment. Adding to the complications is the arrival of a robber.
Good Night, Nurse!
Story
Roscoe's wife, tired of his endless drunkenness, reads of an operation that cures alcoholism and has him admitted to No Hope Sanitarium to get the surgery. Roscoe, wanting out, eventually disguises himself as a nurse to effect his escape.
Good Night, Nurse!
Fatty
Roscoe's wife, tired of his endless drunkenness, reads of an operation that cures alcoholism and has him admitted to No Hope Sanitarium to get the surgery. Roscoe, wanting out, eventually disguises himself as a nurse to effect his escape.
Good Night, Nurse!
Director
Roscoe's wife, tired of his endless drunkenness, reads of an operation that cures alcoholism and has him admitted to No Hope Sanitarium to get the surgery. Roscoe, wanting out, eventually disguises himself as a nurse to effect his escape.
The Moonshine
Revenue Agent
A feud between the Owens and the Gillettes ends when the last remaining Gillette is killed, but new trouble erupts for the mountain folk with the arrival of a U.S. revenue agent and his assistant.
The Moonshine
Story
A feud between the Owens and the Gillettes ends when the last remaining Gillette is killed, but new trouble erupts for the mountain folk with the arrival of a U.S. revenue agent and his assistant.
The Moonshine
Screenplay
A feud between the Owens and the Gillettes ends when the last remaining Gillette is killed, but new trouble erupts for the mountain folk with the arrival of a U.S. revenue agent and his assistant.
The Moonshine
Director
A feud between the Owens and the Gillettes ends when the last remaining Gillette is killed, but new trouble erupts for the mountain folk with the arrival of a U.S. revenue agent and his assistant.
The Bell Boy
Bellboy, barber
At the Elk's Head Hotel bellhops torment the lobby, each other and guests. The elevator is powered by a stubborn horse. A sham robbery turns into a real one. And there is a chase on a runaway trolley.
The Bell Boy
Story
At the Elk's Head Hotel bellhops torment the lobby, each other and guests. The elevator is powered by a stubborn horse. A sham robbery turns into a real one. And there is a chase on a runaway trolley.
The Bell Boy
Screenplay
At the Elk's Head Hotel bellhops torment the lobby, each other and guests. The elevator is powered by a stubborn horse. A sham robbery turns into a real one. And there is a chase on a runaway trolley.
The Bell Boy
Director
At the Elk's Head Hotel bellhops torment the lobby, each other and guests. The elevator is powered by a stubborn horse. A sham robbery turns into a real one. And there is a chase on a runaway trolley.
Out West
Train Rider, Bartender
The story involves Arbuckle coming to the western town of Mad Dog Gulch after being thrown off a train and chased by Indians. He teams up with gambler/saloon owner Bill Bullhum, in trying to keep the evil Wild Bill Hickup away from Salvation Army girl, Salvation Sue. Fatty and Buster have a series of adventures trying to beat St. John, until they discover his one weakness: his ticklishness.
Out West
Writer
The story involves Arbuckle coming to the western town of Mad Dog Gulch after being thrown off a train and chased by Indians. He teams up with gambler/saloon owner Bill Bullhum, in trying to keep the evil Wild Bill Hickup away from Salvation Army girl, Salvation Sue. Fatty and Buster have a series of adventures trying to beat St. John, until they discover his one weakness: his ticklishness.
Out West
Director
The story involves Arbuckle coming to the western town of Mad Dog Gulch after being thrown off a train and chased by Indians. He teams up with gambler/saloon owner Bill Bullhum, in trying to keep the evil Wild Bill Hickup away from Salvation Army girl, Salvation Sue. Fatty and Buster have a series of adventures trying to beat St. John, until they discover his one weakness: his ticklishness.
A Country Hero
Village Blacksmith
Fatty plays a village blacksmith in “Jazzville,” an imaginary rural village. There is a rivalry between Fatty and Cy Klone, the garage owner, over the affections of a pretty schoolteacher. A city chap unites the two rivals when he tries to steal the girl. An annual village ball features amateur talent in vaudeville stunts with Keaton as a wriggling Fatima who charms a long black stocking from a cigar box like a snake. The film is presumed lost.
A Country Hero
Story
Fatty plays a village blacksmith in “Jazzville,” an imaginary rural village. There is a rivalry between Fatty and Cy Klone, the garage owner, over the affections of a pretty schoolteacher. A city chap unites the two rivals when he tries to steal the girl. An annual village ball features amateur talent in vaudeville stunts with Keaton as a wriggling Fatima who charms a long black stocking from a cigar box like a snake. The film is presumed lost.
A Country Hero
Director
Fatty plays a village blacksmith in “Jazzville,” an imaginary rural village. There is a rivalry between Fatty and Cy Klone, the garage owner, over the affections of a pretty schoolteacher. A city chap unites the two rivals when he tries to steal the girl. An annual village ball features amateur talent in vaudeville stunts with Keaton as a wriggling Fatima who charms a long black stocking from a cigar box like a snake. The film is presumed lost.
Coney Island
Story
Arbuckle escapes the watch of his domineering wife and heads for Coney Island. Keaton arrives that same day with his attractive, and rather easy, girlfriend, who is immediately stolen from him by St. John.
Coney Island
Fatty
Arbuckle escapes the watch of his domineering wife and heads for Coney Island. Keaton arrives that same day with his attractive, and rather easy, girlfriend, who is immediately stolen from him by St. John.
Coney Island
Director
Arbuckle escapes the watch of his domineering wife and heads for Coney Island. Keaton arrives that same day with his attractive, and rather easy, girlfriend, who is immediately stolen from him by St. John.
Oh, Doctor!
Dr. Fatty Holepoke
Roscoe is a doctor who falls in love with a pretty woman whose boyfriend, in turn, falls in love with Roscoe's wife's jewelry.
Oh, Doctor!
Director
Roscoe is a doctor who falls in love with a pretty woman whose boyfriend, in turn, falls in love with Roscoe's wife's jewelry.
The Late Lamented
Cameo Appearance (unconfirmed)
The Late Lamented is a 1917 Comedy short.
His Wedding Night
Story
Al and Roscoe, employees at a gas station, are rivals for Alice. When Buster delivers a wedding gown for Alice and begins modeling it, he is mistaken for Alice and is kidnapped by Al.
His Wedding Night
Gas station employee
Al and Roscoe, employees at a gas station, are rivals for Alice. When Buster delivers a wedding gown for Alice and begins modeling it, he is mistaken for Alice and is kidnapped by Al.
His Wedding Night
Director
Al and Roscoe, employees at a gas station, are rivals for Alice. When Buster delivers a wedding gown for Alice and begins modeling it, he is mistaken for Alice and is kidnapped by Al.
The Rough House
Mr. Rough
Living under the same roof with his newly-wed wife and his mother-in-law, a careless Mr Rough sets the nuptial bedroom on fire, as the residence's cook tries to woo the maid who only has eyes for the charming delivery boy. As one thing leads to another, Mr Rough ends up preparing dinner for a pair of duplicitous guests, when, clearly, he should be staying out of the kitchen. Does Mrs Rough know the visitors' true intentions? But, above all, how will this disastrous dinner party at the Rough house end?
The Rough House
Story
Living under the same roof with his newly-wed wife and his mother-in-law, a careless Mr Rough sets the nuptial bedroom on fire, as the residence's cook tries to woo the maid who only has eyes for the charming delivery boy. As one thing leads to another, Mr Rough ends up preparing dinner for a pair of duplicitous guests, when, clearly, he should be staying out of the kitchen. Does Mrs Rough know the visitors' true intentions? But, above all, how will this disastrous dinner party at the Rough house end?
The Rough House
Director
Living under the same roof with his newly-wed wife and his mother-in-law, a careless Mr Rough sets the nuptial bedroom on fire, as the residence's cook tries to woo the maid who only has eyes for the charming delivery boy. As one thing leads to another, Mr Rough ends up preparing dinner for a pair of duplicitous guests, when, clearly, he should be staying out of the kitchen. Does Mrs Rough know the visitors' true intentions? But, above all, how will this disastrous dinner party at the Rough house end?
A Reckless Romeo
Story
Roscoe flirts with a girl in the park. Later he takes his wife and mother-in-law to the movies only to see his flirtation showing on the screen.
A Reckless Romeo
The Husband
Roscoe flirts with a girl in the park. Later he takes his wife and mother-in-law to the movies only to see his flirtation showing on the screen.
A Reckless Romeo
Director
Roscoe flirts with a girl in the park. Later he takes his wife and mother-in-law to the movies only to see his flirtation showing on the screen.
The Butcher Boy
Fatty / Saccharine
Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses.
The Butcher Boy
Story
Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses.
The Butcher Boy
Director
Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses.
A Creampuff Romance
A Creampuff Romance is a 1916 Comedy short.
A Creampuff Romance
Director
A Creampuff Romance is a 1916 Comedy short.
The Waiters' Ball
The Cook
Fatty and Al are competing to take the same girl to the Waiters' Ball, but the formal dress requirement presents a problem: Fatty owns a tuxedo, but Al does not.
The Waiters' Ball
Director
Fatty and Al are competing to take the same girl to the Waiters' Ball, but the formal dress requirement presents a problem: Fatty owns a tuxedo, but Al does not.
The Other Man
Fatty the Tramp (dual role)
Roscoe writes of his love and announces that he will call on Irene with the ring and ask her parents' consent to their marriage. Father and mother are willing, but decide to give Roscoe a scare before accepting him for a son-in-law. Father assumes a gruff attitude but melts at the right time and Roscoe departs in high glee to prepare for a masked ball at which the engagement is to be announced. Irene jokes him about his size but he warns her that he will fool her by the mystery of his disguise. On the way home in his automobile Roscoe drives over a cliff and is taken to a hospital. There he is, out of his mind, as the guests begin to assemble at the ball.
His Wife's Mistakes
The Janitor
Roscoe begins work on his new job as janitor of the Shortacre Building in New York. While performing his duties he enters the offices of a broker, I. Steele. The broker is out, but his wife, who knows that her husband expects a rich customer in with a check for $10,000 to close an option, mistakes Roscoe for this Mr. R.U. Stout of Showme, Missouri. Thinking to be of assistance to her husband in his business, Mrs. Steele is very affable and finally invites the supposed Mr. Stout to go to luncheon with her. Steele returns with the necessary papers and is told by his office boy that his wife has gone to a gay café with the new janitor.
His Wife's Mistakes
Director
Roscoe begins work on his new job as janitor of the Shortacre Building in New York. While performing his duties he enters the offices of a broker, I. Steele. The broker is out, but his wife, who knows that her husband expects a rich customer in with a check for $10,000 to close an option, mistakes Roscoe for this Mr. R.U. Stout of Showme, Missouri. Thinking to be of assistance to her husband in his business, Mrs. Steele is very affable and finally invites the supposed Mr. Stout to go to luncheon with her. Steele returns with the necessary papers and is told by his office boy that his wife has gone to a gay café with the new janitor.
Bright Lights
Director
The manager of a small town hotel installs a cabaret in an attempt to achieve the standard set by restaurants in the large cities. His effort is ludicrous because of the fact that his talent is all recruited from the help in the hotel. Roscoe, the cook, is forced to appear in a dress suit and when Al St. John appears from the bar there is a lively rivalry between the two for the applause of the crowd. Mabel, the waitress, vies with a professional dancer from the city. Into this setting comes William Jefferson, a polished sharper, who takes the innocent Mabel by storm.
Bright Lights
Fatty
The manager of a small town hotel installs a cabaret in an attempt to achieve the standard set by restaurants in the large cities. His effort is ludicrous because of the fact that his talent is all recruited from the help in the hotel. Roscoe, the cook, is forced to appear in a dress suit and when Al St. John appears from the bar there is a lively rivalry between the two for the applause of the crowd. Mabel, the waitress, vies with a professional dancer from the city. Into this setting comes William Jefferson, a polished sharper, who takes the innocent Mabel by storm.
He Did and He Didn’t
The Doctor
A doctor, very much in love with his beautiful wife, comes to suspect that her visiting childhood friend Jack is more than just a friend. Jack's intentions are honorable, but everything he does tends to show his actions in a suspicious light, especially when burglars invade the house and Jack and the wife are caught together in their nightclothes.
He Did and He Didn’t
Director
A doctor, very much in love with his beautiful wife, comes to suspect that her visiting childhood friend Jack is more than just a friend. Jack's intentions are honorable, but everything he does tends to show his actions in a suspicious light, especially when burglars invade the house and Jack and the wife are caught together in their nightclothes.
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
Writer
Villains launch Fatty and Mabel's beachfront house into the ocean.
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
Director
Villains launch Fatty and Mabel's beachfront house into the ocean.
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
Fatty
Villains launch Fatty and Mabel's beachfront house into the ocean.
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Director
Fatty and the Broadway Stars is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Fatty - Studio Janitor
Fatty and the Broadway Stars is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
A Village Scandal
Eddie - the Country Boy
Hitchcock comes to a small town, where the chickens and pigs run about the streets as numerous as the people. His purpose is to amuse and entertain the populace by wonderful feats of magic and sleight-of-hand. His plans are all set awry by his sudden infatuation for Flora Zabelle, who plays the hotel waitress and sweetheart of Fatty Arbuckle.
A Village Scandal
Director
Hitchcock comes to a small town, where the chickens and pigs run about the streets as numerous as the people. His purpose is to amuse and entertain the populace by wonderful feats of magic and sleight-of-hand. His plans are all set awry by his sudden infatuation for Flora Zabelle, who plays the hotel waitress and sweetheart of Fatty Arbuckle.
Fickle Fatty's Fall
Fatty
Fickle Fatty's Fall is a 1914 Comedy short.
Fickle Fatty's Fall
Director
Fickle Fatty's Fall is a 1914 Comedy short.
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
Fatty
Hubby and wifey are in love, but he's henpecked by her mother. A nip of whiskey gives him Dutch courage, and he storms out, declaring he won't be a domestic slave anymore. He heads for a park bench where a photographer mistakes him for a seated woman's sweetheart. The tintype of the two of them falls into the hands of the woman's husband, whose jealous rage frightens our hero. He abruptly leaves town, telling wifey he'll be away on business. Wifey doesn't need her house while he's away, so, unknown to hubby, she moves in with mom and rents the house to the couple from the park. When our hero returns home sooner than expected, the renter has another attack of jealousy.
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
Director
Hubby and wifey are in love, but he's henpecked by her mother. A nip of whiskey gives him Dutch courage, and he storms out, declaring he won't be a domestic slave anymore. He heads for a park bench where a photographer mistakes him for a seated woman's sweetheart. The tintype of the two of them falls into the hands of the woman's husband, whose jealous rage frightens our hero. He abruptly leaves town, telling wifey he'll be away on business. Wifey doesn't need her house while he's away, so, unknown to hubby, she moves in with mom and rents the house to the couple from the park. When our hero returns home sooner than expected, the renter has another attack of jealousy.
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
Fatty
Four bad men have kidnapped Fatty's girlfriend and plan to kill her. Fatty's dog knows where she is, but Fatty doesn't and he was crying. However the dog came back to get Fatty, and they and the Keystone Cops went to rescue her.
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
Director
Four bad men have kidnapped Fatty's girlfriend and plan to kill her. Fatty's dog knows where she is, but Fatty doesn't and he was crying. However the dog came back to get Fatty, and they and the Keystone Cops went to rescue her.
The Little Teacher
Fat Unruly Student
The new school teacher fresh from the city struggles with her unruly bumpkin students, while she awaits the arrival of her fiancé.
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
Finnegan's Daughter
When a rich 'mothball magnate' checks into a hotel with his family, the mashers come out of the woodwork to woo his daughter (Fatty Arbuckle.) The scene shifts to the beach where the buxom heiress becomes stranded on a rock, where she is sunbathing, when the tide comes in. An hilarious rescue effort ensues.
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
Director
When a rich 'mothball magnate' checks into a hotel with his family, the mashers come out of the woodwork to woo his daughter (Fatty Arbuckle.) The scene shifts to the beach where the buxom heiress becomes stranded on a rock, where she is sunbathing, when the tide comes in. An hilarious rescue effort ensues.
Mabel’s Wilful Way
Fatty
Mabel sneaks away from her parents for some mischievous fun at the fairgrounds with a pair of impromptu suitors.
Mabel’s Wilful Way
Director
Mabel sneaks away from her parents for some mischievous fun at the fairgrounds with a pair of impromptu suitors.
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
Director
Frequent comedy co-stars Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand take viewers on a tour of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Attractions shown include the U.S. Battleship "Oregon", the Australian convict ship "Success" (complete with such punishment devices as a flogging rack and a spiked Iron Maiden), the world's tallest flagpole (251 feet), the Court of Abundance, the Court of the Universe (with sunken garden) and the Tower of Jewels. Fatty and Mabel also visit Frisco's still-under-construction City Hall, accompanied by Frisco's then-Mayor James Rolph Jr. Also appearing in the film is opera star Ernestine Schumann-Heink.
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
Himself
Frequent comedy co-stars Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand take viewers on a tour of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Attractions shown include the U.S. Battleship "Oregon", the Australian convict ship "Success" (complete with such punishment devices as a flogging rack and a spiked Iron Maiden), the world's tallest flagpole (251 feet), the Court of Abundance, the Court of the Universe (with sunken garden) and the Tower of Jewels. Fatty and Mabel also visit Frisco's still-under-construction City Hall, accompanied by Frisco's then-Mayor James Rolph Jr. Also appearing in the film is opera star Ernestine Schumann-Heink.
Wished on Mabel
Fatty
Mabel, in the park with her mother, sees her boyfriend and asks him to join them.
Wished on Mabel
Director
Mabel, in the park with her mother, sees her boyfriend and asks him to join them.
When Love Took Wings
Reckless Fatty
Three men in love with the same woman contend with each other and with her father, until one of them takes her on an airplane in an attempt to elope with her.
When Love Took Wings
Director
Three men in love with the same woman contend with each other and with her father, until one of them takes her on an airplane in an attempt to elope with her.
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Fatty
Fatty and Al are Minta's suitors. After Fatty sics his dog on him, Al marks Fatty for roughing up by two thugs, but the plan backfires.
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Director
Fatty and Al are Minta's suitors. After Fatty sics his dog on him, Al marks Fatty for roughing up by two thugs, but the plan backfires.
That Little Band Of Gold
Fatty - the Husband
A happy young couple become engaged, and soon afterwards they are married. But after their marriage, the husband begins to stay out carousing with his friends, leaving his wife at home with her mother. Then, when the three of them go to the opera together, the husband spots one of his friends in another box. Soon the domestic difficulties reach their peak.
That Little Band Of Gold
Director
A happy young couple become engaged, and soon afterwards they are married. But after their marriage, the husband begins to stay out carousing with his friends, leaving his wife at home with her mother. Then, when the three of them go to the opera together, the husband spots one of his friends in another box. Soon the domestic difficulties reach their peak.
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
Director
Fatty and his domineering wife visit the park, where they encounter a pair of pickpockets.
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
Fatty
Fatty and his domineering wife visit the park, where they encounter a pair of pickpockets.
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
Fatty
Left alone by his wife, Fatty joins a poker game across the hall from his apartment and is left to face the law when the game is raided by police. He is given shelter by a neighbor, Mrs. Kennedy, leading to suspicions that they are romantically involved.
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
Director
Left alone by his wife, Fatty joins a poker game across the hall from his apartment and is left to face the law when the game is raided by police. He is given shelter by a neighbor, Mrs. Kennedy, leading to suspicions that they are romantically involved.
A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
Himself
In 1915-16, San Diego's Balboa Park was the scene of an exposition to mark completion of the Panama Canal. This film takes us through the exposition: from the Cabrillo bridge and a panoramic view of the site, to the facades of the California Building, Horticultural Building, Panama Canal Exhibit, and the reproduction of the locks at Gatuna. We see tourists on the isthmus and a crowd outside the Panama Film Company's exhibit of how movies are made. We watch the feeding of fish at the laguna, and we end at the Plaza de Panama where toddlers are surrounded by pigeons. Fatty Arbuckle makes a brief appearance outside the Panama Film exhibit. Titles give us each structure's cost.
Hogan's Romance Upset
Fight Spectator
Charles Murray out romancing in the park.
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
Fatty
When a woman's husband leaves town, she begins to see odd things happening in her house. Afraid that gangsters are after her, she becomes increasingly anxious.
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
Director
When a woman's husband leaves town, she begins to see odd things happening in her house. Afraid that gangsters are after her, she becomes increasingly anxious.
Fatty's New Role
Fatty
Fatty gets kicked out of a bar, and then the place gets a bomb threat.
Fatty's New Role
Director
Fatty gets kicked out of a bar, and then the place gets a bomb threat.
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
Fatty
Fatty and Mabel go to the San Diego Exposition.
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
Director
Fatty and Mabel go to the San Diego Exposition.
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
Fatty
When Mabel catches her husband flirting with their maid, it leads to a sharp dispute. As part of making up, the couple decide to take a walk to the park. Nearby, another married couple have just had a similar domestic squabble, and they too go to the park together. But at the park, all parties involved find it difficult to avoid getting themselves into further trouble.
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
Director
When Mabel catches her husband flirting with their maid, it leads to a sharp dispute. As part of making up, the couple decide to take a walk to the park. Nearby, another married couple have just had a similar domestic squabble, and they too go to the park together. But at the park, all parties involved find it difficult to avoid getting themselves into further trouble.
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
Roscoe
Fatty is a farm hand at Mabel's father's place. He and Mabel love each other, but dad wants to marry Mabel off to the landowner's son in exchange for tearing up the mortgage. When Mabel and Fatty find out dad's plan, they elope, pursued by dad, the hopeful suitor, and the local constables.
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
Director
Fatty is a farm hand at Mabel's father's place. He and Mabel love each other, but dad wants to marry Mabel off to the landowner's son in exchange for tearing up the mortgage. When Mabel and Fatty find out dad's plan, they elope, pursued by dad, the hopeful suitor, and the local constables.
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
Fatty
A henpecked husband's innocent friendship with a married woman leads to chaos.
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
Director
A henpecked husband's innocent friendship with a married woman leads to chaos.
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
Fatty
Fatty steals a ride on a train, discovered, and put off in the middle of nowhere. He stumbles along over the hot desert and finally passes out. A very plump Indian woman finds him and takes him to her tepee, woos him and finally, in desperation, Fatty agrees to marry her. While the tribe is preparing for the marriage ceremony, Fatty attempts to escape but is caught.
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
Director
Fatty steals a ride on a train, discovered, and put off in the middle of nowhere. He stumbles along over the hot desert and finally passes out. A very plump Indian woman finds him and takes him to her tepee, woos him and finally, in desperation, Fatty agrees to marry her. While the tribe is preparing for the marriage ceremony, Fatty attempts to escape but is caught.
Fatty's Magic Pants
Fatty
'Fatty' is looking forward to attending a formal occasion. But in order to go, he has to be properly dressed, and he encounters unexpected difficulties in getting himself ready.
Fatty's Magic Pants
Director
'Fatty' is looking forward to attending a formal occasion. But in order to go, he has to be properly dressed, and he encounters unexpected difficulties in getting himself ready.
Shotguns That Kick
Fatty
Shotguns That Kick is a 1934 Comedy short.
Shotguns That Kick
Director
Shotguns That Kick is a 1934 Comedy short.
Leading Lizzie Astray
Director
A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.
Leading Lizzie Astray
Fatty
A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.
The Sea Nymphs
Fatty
Fatty, his wife and mother-in-law are on a ferry to Catalina Island for an outing. So are Mabel and her father. Mabel and Fatty flirt with each other, and Fatty tosses her father overboard, thinking he is another suitor. The boat docks and the two go their separate ways. Mack Swain tries to pick Mabel up, too. All go to rent bathing suits, Fatty locks Mack in a dressing room with mother-in-law. Fatty and Mabel feed a large fish to a seal at the water's edge, and then engage in some graceful and comic diving. Swain, Avery, Durfee and Davenport see them diving and corner them...everyone's relationship to each other is revealed. —Ben Model, ben@silentclowns.com
Fatty's Wine Party
Director
Fatty's Wine Party is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
Fatty's Wine Party
Fatty
Fatty's Wine Party is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
Fatty's Jonah Day
Fatty
Fatty's Jonah Day is a 1914 short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
Fatty's Jonah Day
Director
Fatty's Jonah Day is a 1914 short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
An Incompetent Hero
Director
Fatty's flirting with neighbor Kennedy's wife, and he isn't happy about it. Al's a crook, Minta's a maid and Fatty gets caught in a chase through the house while Edgar's shooting at him.
An Incompetent Hero
Fatty
Fatty's flirting with neighbor Kennedy's wife, and he isn't happy about it. Al's a crook, Minta's a maid and Fatty gets caught in a chase through the house while Edgar's shooting at him.
Lovers' Post Office
Director
A short comedy in which two lovers post their letters in a box in a tree. The old man gets wise and sets a snare, by which he catches Fatty's hand. The girl releases the snare and Fatty hooks the old man by the leg.
Lovers' Post Office
Fatty
A short comedy in which two lovers post their letters in a box in a tree. The old man gets wise and sets a snare, by which he catches Fatty's hand. The girl releases the snare and Fatty hooks the old man by the leg.
Zip, the Dodger
Zip
Zip, the Dodger
Zip, the Dodger
Director
Zip, the Dodger
Their Ups and Downs
Fatty
Their Ups and Downs is a 1914 Comedy short.
Their Ups and Downs
Director
Their Ups and Downs is a 1914 Comedy short.
Fatty Again
Fatty Felix
Fatty experiences several reverses of fortunes in this boarding house story. He is first ejected for failure to pay his board. He then fixes up a postal card offering himself a handsome salary and is warmly welcomed back by the girl's parents. When the truth becomes known that he is really a sideshow barker, they again turn on him.
Fatty Again
Director
Fatty experiences several reverses of fortunes in this boarding house story. He is first ejected for failure to pay his board. He then fixes up a postal card offering himself a handsome salary and is warmly welcomed back by the girl's parents. When the truth becomes known that he is really a sideshow barker, they again turn on him.
Fatty's Debut
Director
Fatty's Debut is a 1914 short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
Fatty's Debut
Fatty
Fatty's Debut is a 1914 short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
Bombs and Bangs
The Farmer's Daughter
Bombs and Bangs is a 1914 Comedy short.
Bombs and Bangs
Director
Bombs and Bangs is a 1914 Comedy short.
Lover's Luck
Fatty
A Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Keystone comedy.
Lover's Luck
Director
A Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Keystone comedy.
The Rounders
Mr. Fuller
Two drunks fight with their wives and then go out and get even drunker.
A Brand New Hero
The Tramp
A Brand New Hero is a 1914 silent Comedy short.
A Brand New Hero
Director
A Brand New Hero is a 1914 silent Comedy short.
The Baggage Smasher
(unconfirmed)
The Baggage Smasher is a 1914 Comedy short.
His New Profession
Bartender Smoking Cigar
Charlie takes care of a man in a wheelchair.
The Masquerader
Film actor
Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked out. He returns convincingly dressed as a lady and charms the director, but Charlie never makes it into the film.
Fatty's Gift
Fatty
Fatty's Gift is a 1914 Comedy short.
Fatty's Gift
Director
Fatty's Gift is a 1914 Comedy short.
Caught in a Flue
(unconfirmed)
Caught in a Flue is a 1914 Comedy short.
Those Country Kids
Fatty
Those Country Kids is a 1914 short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand, and directed by Fatty Arbuckle.[1]
Those Country Kids
Director
Those Country Kids is a 1914 short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand, and directed by Fatty Arbuckle.[1]
That Minstrel Man
Belle
That Minstrel Man is a 1914 Comedy short.
That Minstrel Man
Director
That Minstrel Man is a 1914 Comedy short.
Those Happy Days
Fatty
Those Happy Days is a 1914 Comedy short.
Those Happy Days
Director
Those Happy Days is a 1914 Comedy short.
The Sky Pirate
The Heiress
The Sky Pirate is a 1914 Comedy short.
The Sky Pirate
Director
The Sky Pirate is a 1914 Comedy short.
A Rowboat Romance
(unconfirmed)
A Rowboat Romance is a 1914 Comedy short.
A Rowboat Romance
Director
A Rowboat Romance is a 1914 Comedy short.
Love and Bullets
Film Actor (uncredited)
Love and Bullets is a 1914 Comedy short
Love and Bullets
Director
Love and Bullets is a 1914 Comedy short
Fatty's Finish
Fatty
Fatty's Finish is a 1914 comedy short.
Fatty's Finish
Director
Fatty's Finish is a 1914 comedy short.
Fatty and the Heiress
Fatty
Fatty and the Heiress is a 1914 silent Comedy
Fatty and the Heiress
Director
Fatty and the Heiress is a 1914 silent Comedy
The Knockout
Pug (uncredited)
To show his girl how brave he is, Pug challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees, trying to avoid contact with the two monsters.
Our Country Cousins
The Country Boy (unconfirmed)
Our Country Cousins is a 1914 Comedy short.
The Alarm
Writer
A Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle & Mabel Normand comedy short. The film is considered lost.
The Alarm
Director
A Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle & Mabel Normand comedy short. The film is considered lost.
The Alarm
A Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle & Mabel Normand comedy short. The film is considered lost.
A Suspended Ordeal
The Cop
A Suspended Ordeal is a 1914 comedy short.
A Suspended Ordeal
Director
A Suspended Ordeal is a 1914 comedy short.
Where Hazel Met the Villain
Director
Where Hazel Met the Villain is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Phyllis Allen.
Where Hazel Met the Villain
Fatty
Where Hazel Met the Villain is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Phyllis Allen.
A Bath House Beauty
Director
Roscoe is a family man at the seaside, lumbered with a shrewish wife and an extremely annoying young son. He meets up with a charming young lady in a bathing costume, and the two of them break into a charming and delightful dance. Unfortunately, the bathing beauty has a husband with pistols...
A Bath House Beauty
Fatty
Roscoe is a family man at the seaside, lumbered with a shrewish wife and an extremely annoying young son. He meets up with a charming young lady in a bathing costume, and the two of them break into a charming and delightful dance. Unfortunately, the bathing beauty has a husband with pistols...
The Chicken Chaser
Director
The Chicken Chaser is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Charles Avery.
The Chicken Chaser
The Hired Man
The Chicken Chaser is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Charles Avery.
Barnyard Flirtations
Director
Fatty tries to catch two "chickens" – one feathered, the other one wearing skirts.
Barnyard Flirtations
The Cop
Fatty tries to catch two "chickens" – one feathered, the other one wearing skirts.
A Rural Demon
A Rural Demon is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Eva Nelson.
His Favorite Pastime
Shabby Drunk
A very plastered fella follows a pretty woman home, and proceeds to make a nuisance of himself.
Tango Tangles
Clarinetist
In a dance hall, two members of the orchestra and a tipsy dancer fight over the hat check girl.
A Film Johnnie
Self - Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
The Tramp, a film Johnnie (someone who loiters near theaters or studios to meet stars or get a job), attempts to meet his favorite movie actress at the Keystone Studio, but does not win friends there.
Twixt Love and Fire
The Iceman
Twixt Love and Fire is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Peggy Pearce.
A Robust Romeo
Fatty
A Robust Romeo is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Emma Bell Clifton.
The Water Dog
Director
The Water Dog is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
The Water Dog
Fatty
The Water Dog is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
Rebecca's Wedding Day
Rebecca
Rebecca's Wedding Day is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Billy Gilbert.
In the Clutches of the Gang
Cop
In the Clutches of the Gang is a 1914 movie starring Ford Sterling and George Nichols.
A Flirt's Mistake
Husband (uncredited)
When Fatty Arbuckle accidentally hits on the rajah, he declares, "Death to all flirts!" and hijinks ensue.
The Under-Sheriff
The Under-Sheriff
The Under-Sheriff is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and George Nichols.
Fatty's Wild Night
Fatty's Wild Night is a 1914 Comedy short.
How Old Are You?
How Old Are You? is a 1914 Comedy short
A Misplaced Foot
Fatty
A Misplaced Foot is a 1914 movie starring Mabel Normand and Roscoe Arbuckle.
He Would a Hunting Go
Count Chicori
Count Chicori is perused by a bear whilst visiting at a hunting lodge.
Some Nerve
The Jealous Man
Some Nerve is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Dot Farley.
Fatty's Flirtation
Fatty
Fatty's Flirtation is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
His Sister's Kids
Dr. J. Jacobs
His Sister's Kids is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Minta Durfee.
A Ride for a Bride
Fatty
A Ride for a Bride is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Virginia Kirtley.
The Woman Haters
1st Old Tar
The Woman Haters is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Nick Cogley.
Fatty Joins the Force
Fatty
Fatty rescues the daughter of the police commisioner and is given a job as an officer as a reward, but its not all its cracked up to be!
Wine
The Waiter
Wine is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Ford Sterling.
A Small Time Act
Theatre Owner
A Small Time Act is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Roscoe Arbuckle.
The Milk We Drink
The Dairy Farmer
The Milk We Drink is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle.
Fatty at San Diego
Fatty
Fatty induces wife to let him take a day off to go to the celebration at San Diego. He has a wonderful time, flirting with the girls, breaking up a parade, fighting the police force and falling into the fountain with him, escapes, and with the crowd after him, leaps into the river. Here he rescues a little boy and becomes a hero. He goes home to wife in a bedraggled condition, tells of rescue and is set upon a pedestal. Wife, as a reward, takes him to the movies at night and sees husband flirting and fighting in the fountain, where some enterprising cameraman caught him. That explaining, as she thought, the bedraggled state in which he arrived home, she turns and beats him all the way home.
The Speed Kings
Masher
Race-car drivers pursue Mabel Normand, whose father has a clear favorite.
A Quiet Little Wedding
Fatty
The scene is laid for a quiet little wedding. The guests are waiting for Fatty and an ancient maid to be made one. Fatty's rival appears and breaks up the wedding. A lemon meringue pie battle ensues, with the rival the victor. He carries the bride away. A most sensational and ludicrous finish is when he sees Fatty at the foot of a precipitous cliff. In a fit of rage he throws the bride from the top of the cliff at him, who lands unscathed in Fatty's arms.
Two Old Tars
First Old Tar
Two old tars, retired from service, live alone in a cottage by the sea. They sail along on an even keel, until a buxom and comely widow projects herself on the scene when one old tar breaks one of their unwritten laws and falls in love with her. The other old fellow objects strenuously.
Mother's Boy
Mother's Boy
Mother's Boy is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Alice Davenport.
When Dreams Come True
The Man
A husband who has spent a convivial night is sleeping off the effects in bed while his devoted wife ministers for him.
The Fatal Taxicab
Mabel's Sweetheart
The Fatal Taxicab is a 1913 movie starring Mabel Normand and Ford Sterling.
The Gypsy Queen
Fatty
The Gypsy Queen is a 1913 movie starring Mabel Normand and Roscoe Arbuckle.
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Man in Audience
A young man falls in love with his mother's kitchen maid, Mabel. But his mother objects strongly, and arranges for him to meet another young woman whom she considers more suitable. Mabel confronts the young woman, and is dismissed from her position. Later, when the young man learns about the new career that Mabel has found, he begins to act in an agitated and unpredictable manner.
Fatty's Day Off
Fatty
Fatty's Day Off is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Charles Avery.
Mabel's New Hero
Fatty
Fatty rescues Mabel twice: first, from the unwelcome attentions of a masher, then from a runaway observation balloon.
Almost a Rescue
Jimmie
Almost a Rescue is a 1913 movie starring Donald MacDonald and Roscoe Arbuckle.
The Riot
Cohen - Jewish Neighborhood Leader
When a girl delivering expensive garments loses them to some Irish shanty town kids, her boss, a Jewish clothier, is livid and a fight breaks out. Soon the melee spreads to the whole neighborhood with brick throwing merging into bomb throwing, with the sides on clearly ethnic lines.
Professor Bean's Removal
Man with Moustache
Professor Bean's Removal is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Mabel Normand.
Love and Courage
The Country Boy
Love and Courage is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
A Noise from the Deep
Bob
Mabel and Roscoe love each other, but her father likes another boy. A rather sissified young man. Roscoe and Mabel stages an accident.
Love and Rubbish
Fat Boy
Love and Rubbish is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Charles Avery.
The Telltale Light
Tom aka Fatty
The Telltale Light is a 1913 movie starring Mabel Normand and Roscoe Arbuckle.
Safe in Jail
Neighbor Woman
Safe in jail is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Edgar Kennedy.
Rastus and the Game Cock
Spectator
Rastus and the Game Cock is a 1913 movie starring Ford Sterling and Mack Sennett.
For the Love of Mabel
Suitor
A presumably lost film starring Mabel Normand and Roscoe Arbuckle.
Peeping Pete
Pete's Wife
This early Keystone has Pete spying on his neighbor's wife through one of those little knotholes in a fence. The neighbor (Sterling) notices and chases him all over town with sheriff and family close behind. Fatty Arbuckle plays the peeper's wife(!).
A Bandit
Bully
Willy is a rather effeminate young man, and is abused by the town bully. He suspects that the bully is a coward at heart, so disguises himself as a bandit and shoots up the town.
The Waiters' Picnic
Oscar - the Waiter
Louis, the chef and Oscar, the head waiter, are in love with Mabel the pretty cashier. The Waiters' picnic is held, and Mabel is the cause of much trouble between Louis and Oscar.
Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
Jim Brown
The professor does not approve of his daughter's suitor. His disapproval is so marked that it is finally noticed by said swain, Tim Brown, when he is kicked out of the house by the father of his lady love, and he resolves to be careful in the future and not be subjected to further indignities.
Passions, He Had Three
Henry
Henry is a big, fat country boy with three passions. He likes eggs, milk and girls. He steals the eggs from the nests, sucks their contents, and refills the shells with water. When the family sit down to breakfast and the shells are broken the crime is discovered and Farmer Jones places a big bear trap, covered with straw, in front of the nests.
The Gangsters
Cop
An amusing burlesque of gang fighters. The police go after them, one by one, and each guardian of the peace is caught and despoiled of his clothing and compelled to return to the station.
Alas! Poor Yorick!
Player in Female Costume
A mentally deranged sanatorium patient imagines that he is the world's greatest actor.
Murphy's I.O.U.
(uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Murphy, the cop, gives his I. O. U. to the money-lender. Pressed for payment, he gives up his wife's jewelry. She thinks she has been robbed and reports the matter to the police lieutenant. Amusing complications result in which Murphy's duplicity is exposed, and his wife administers punishment for his offense.
A Voice from the Deep
Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Percy and Harold are rivals and both take the object of their affections for an outing.
The Sanitarium
Charley Wise
A young man transforms his uncle's palatial residence into a sanitarium only to end up paying back the money his patients gave him.
Making It Pleasant for Him
A comedy drama which clearly portrays the adventures of a country chap who falls into the hands of the servants of his city cousin, who has instructed them to make it pleasant for him.
Mrs. Jones' Birthday
If all husbands have had similar experiences, it is too bad to harrow them up with the telling of this story. If they have not, perhaps it will be a warning to them to watch very carefully the birthdays and see that some appropriate gift is at home in time for the event. Not wait, as poor Jones did, until the fateful day arrives, and then have a series of unfortunate accidents overtake one and prevent him presenting the present he intended.
Ben's Kid
Fatty Carter
Buck Minor was the most detested man in Wolf Hollow, partly because he was quarrelsome and treacherous, partly because he abused and neglected his little wife, Molly, whom all the camp adored, and for whose sake it tolerated Buck.