The Forgotten Films of Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle
Call Number: DVD01225
Director/Distributor: Paul E Gierucki; Bruce Lawton; Roscoe Arbuckle; Minta Durfee; Dot Farley; Edgar Kennedy; Charlie Chaplin; Mack Swain; Phyllis Allen; Charley Chase; Alice Davenport; Mabel Normand; Harry McCoy; Al St John; Joe Bordeaux; Slim Summerville; Laughsmith Entertainment, Inc.; Mackinac Media (Firm)
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [S.l.] : Mackinac Media [distributor], 2005.
Notes: “Each film features completely restored titles, intertitles, and several films include previously lost or alternate footage. Silent titles feature newly created scores.”–Disc container.
Bonus feature: Slide show: original Arbuckle artwork from ILM animator Tom Bertino.
Summary: Presents the films of Fatty Arbuckle, the grown-up fat boy of American silent cinema, who dominated silent film comedy from the days of Keystone until tragic events in 1921 shattered his career, throwing his film triumphs into obscurity. Blacklisted by Hollywood, Arbuckle continued directing dozens of film comedies under the pseudonym “William Goodrich” for almost another decade.
OCLC #: 61136580
Added: 3/23/15
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection.
