The Forgotten Films of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (2005)
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Enjoy 32 classic silent and sound comedies that star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, a 266-pound man-child whose career never recovered from a scandalous rape trial in which he was found innocent. A contemporary of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton -- and, in his heyday, as popular as either of… More Enjoy 32 classic silent and sound comedies that star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, a 266-pound man-child whose career never recovered from a scandalous rape trial in which he was found innocent. A contemporary of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton -- and, in his heyday, as popular as either of them -- Arbuckle directs and stars alongside Rudolph Valentino, Harold Lloyd and a host of other silent-screen heavyweights. Includes previously "lost" footage.
- Directed By
- Paul E. Gierucki
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 24, 2005 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
An armload of historians, musicians and technicians have rescued 32 films from Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (1887-1933) and not only released them on DVD, but have taken several steps toward restoring Arbuckle's reputation as a pioneering cinema clown.
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Brian Thomas, Now Playing Magazine
A fine representative sampling...
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