The Keystone Comedies Collection - Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle:

The Keystone Studios were founded in Glendale, California in 1912 by Mack Sennett (1880-1960) and soon became famous for a chaotic style of slapstick humour, often featuring wild car chases and custard pie capers. Sennett's two biggest stars at Keystone were Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle (1...

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Other Authors: Arbuckle, Fatty (Director), Thornby, Robert (Director), Lord, Del (Director), Sennett, Mack (Director), Normand, Mabel (Actor), Swain, Mack (Actor)
Format: Video Software
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Published: [U.K.] Weton Wesgram 2006
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Summary:The Keystone Studios were founded in Glendale, California in 1912 by Mack Sennett (1880-1960) and soon became famous for a chaotic style of slapstick humour, often featuring wild car chases and custard pie capers. Sennett's two biggest stars at Keystone were Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle (1887-1933) and Mabel Normand (1892-1930) who feature here in this collection of classic silent comedy films. [www.play.com]
Silent film comedian Roscoe "Fatty Arbuckle" was born Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle in Galveston, Texas on March 24th, 1887 and educated in St. Louis, Missouri. At age eight Roscoe appeared on the stage for the first time. His first roles were with the Webster-Brown Stock Company ... Roscoe eventually went to work for Mack Sennett's studio Keystone circa 1909 starting at $40 a week. He appeared in hundreds of one-reel comedies ... By 1915, he would move up to two-reelers. He appeared in many successful comedy films with screen comedienne Mabel Normand as his sidekick, with titles such as "Mabel, Fatty and the Law" (1915), "Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day" (1915), "Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco" (1915), "Fatty's Reckless Fling" (1915), etc. [www.goldensilents.com]
Physical Description:[DVD] (70 Min.) s/w dolby digital stereo ; Stummfilm

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