Publicity still for fattys wine party roscoe fatty arbuckle, 1914 with fatty arbuckle and mabel normand. There is a moment in mabel and fattys married life when fatty starts running down. Next door, fatty works hard while his wife bosses him about and dresses up to go out. Between 19 and 1916 he often teamed with actress mabel normand, in such films as mabel and fattys wash day 1915 and mabel and fattys married life. One of the better ones on this set is fatty and mabels wash day. Here, the tramp is a slovenly drunk, a horndog, and a con man whose actions come back to haunt him. Mabel and fattys wash day keystonemutual 1 reel, rel. Mabel and fatty s wash day 1915 mabel normand fatty arbuckle mack sennett. With his own company roscoe had complete creative control over his productions. Thanks to a new collection of arbuckle films from laughsmith entertainment and mackinac media, it is now much easier to evaluate this comedians legacy. Among his films were fatty again 1914, 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, and many more. When mabel and fatty meet later that day, it results in a myriad of comedic situations.
A fictionalized version of the events that destroyed arbuckles career appears in james ivorys film the wild party 1975 starring james coco as a silent film star based on the comedian. Roscoe arbuckle, one of nine children, was the baby of the family who weighed a reported 16 pounds at birth. Fatty is married to billy bennett, a shrewish woman who i thought might be cast as his mother. Roscoe arbuckle biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki. One of the better ones on this set is fatty and mabel s wash day, as they commiserate over their respective spouses as wash day goes awry. She makes him sit on a park bench and do nothing while she reads from a magazine. This four disc set is a great tribute to one of the greats of silent comedy, roscoe fatty arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond were directed by and featured arbuckle. John fattys rival and his confederates set the cottage adrift. Mabel and fattys wash day washing day its wash day.
Roscoe arbuckle family, childhood, life achievements, facts, wiki and bio of 2017. A blog about classic film, old hollywood stars, actors and actresses, directors,books about stars and movies and much more. Dec 19, 2017 roscoe conkling fatty arbuckle march 24, 1887 june 29, 1933 was an american silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Mabel and fattys wash day 1915 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Until now, they only put up the first three days of march, which filled out their 31 days of oscar boredom. Lobster films france 2018 contains mabels strange predicament 1914 early women filmmakers 19111940. The 2am theater raises its ugly head to present an insomniac double feature dedicated to those who remember manhattan s row of grindhouse palaces on 42nd street between times square and 8th avenue. And it is a terrific picture, which broad strokes and recurring gags involving falls. They have their honeymoon with fatty s dog luke, at a cottage on the seashore. I gave these fatty shirts a break last year after not really enjoying them and that trend continues this year. Mabel normand bluray only that ice ticket 1923, dir.
Fattys full length feature film leap year, and both silent and sound films. The six films aired last night were fattys faithful fido, fattys new role, fattys plucky pup, fattys tintype tangle, mabel and fattys married life and mabel and fattys wash day, and as the titles of at least two of them suggest, they featured prominent roles for a mutt that became so popular that within a year sennett was. Kino lorber us 2018 contains caught in a cabaret 1914, mabels blunder 1914, mabel lost and won 1915, andmabel and fattys wash day 1916, and other special features. By framing their marriage as a love storycomplete with film reelsthe press encouraged the public to embrace the narrative as they would a new pickford film, only this time starring the.
Classic horror film board horror headlines dvr tivo alert complete tcm march sked. Sex, deviance, and drama from the golden age of american cinema. Mabel normand, roscoe fatty arbuckle, harry mccoy, alice davenport, joe. Roscoe fatty arbuckle 1887 1933 silent film comedian roscoe fatty arbuckle was born roscoe conkling arbuckle in galveston, texas on march 24th, 1887 and educated in st. Mabel normand starred in at least one hundred and sixtyseven film shorts and twentythree fulllength features, mainly for mack sennetts keystone film. Fatty and mabel adrift is a 1916 keystone short comedy film starring roscoe fatty. As mabel is in the park with her overprotective mother, she sees her boyfriend and asks him to.
Aug 04, 2012 wished on mabel is a 1915 short comedy film directed by mabel normand and starring fatty arbuckle. This incredible image is autographed with a dark ink fountain pen. This film rates a 2 on our film survival quality scale for. Given complete creative control over his films, he formed his own production company, the comique film corporation. Library of congress control number 90716351 language english online format. In the early decades of cinema, some of the most innovative and celebrated filmmakers in america were women. This list is not complete for films acted in, except for the year 1914 and for films with the word mabel in the title. Mabel and fattys wash day 1915 century film project. Mabel and fatty s wash day january 14, 1915 mabel and fatty s wash day is a 1915 american silent comedy short or onereeler directed by fatty arbuckle and costarring arbuckle and mabel. And i put work in inverted commas because it has not been so, because it has supposed a great satisfaction in my knowledge on the breed.
There s also some fun footage in fatty and mabel at the san diego exposition 1915, one of the many examples of sennett getting production value on the cheap. No matter what your silent film taste, theres something for you in this set. Mabel and fattys wash day 1915 roscoe arbuckle, mabel. Turner classic movies is proud to bring you this exclusive monthly column by. Fatty arbuckle silent westerns wiki fandom powered by wikia. Luke performs a series of stunts in fattys faithful fido that are among the most impressive of his career, he gives chase to fellow cast member al st. Mabel and fatty s wash day call them the slapstick cinderellas. Mabel and fattys wash day january 14, 1915 youtube. This is accompanied by one of her films with roscoe fatty arbuckle, mabel and fattys wash day, in which both normand and arbuckle. Warner brothers then signed him to a feature film contract, but he died in his sleep on june 29, 1933, the.
Fatty arbuckle silent westerns wiki fandom powered by. Roscoe conkling arbuckle 18871933 american actor, composer, writer and director. Her husband shows up just as her skirt gets caught in the. Roscoe would complete six shorts and once again show the fine comedic timing and youthful spirit that he had a decade before. American postcard by keystone cards, presented with home weekly. She decides to go wake him and ask for some help with the washing up, but he demurs, so she tosses a basin of hot water on him. Beloved stars like mabel normand receive some love for their directing and more forgotten figures like ruth ann baldwin get a moment in the spotlight. Sep 03, 2015 mabel normands complete available filmography. He did and he didnt, fattys tintype tangle, fattys faithful fido, mabel and fattys wash day, mabel and fattys married life, my stars, fattys new role, hey, pop. That ice ticket, gibson, angela murray, 1923, 10 min. These four discs are packed with hilarious content.
As the movie opens, mabel normand is hard at work over a wash basin, while her husband harry mccoy sleeps in. For mabel and fatty viewing the world s fair at san francisco, keystone took the actors to the real world s fair to use as. At age eight roscoe appeared on the stage for the first time. I would like to express with some words which has meant for me the accomplishment of this work. John fatty s rival and his confederates set the cottage adrift. Mabel and fatty s wash day mabel is hard at work washing clothes while her husband sleeps in. A fictionalized version of the events that destroyed arbuckles career appears in james ivorys film the wild party 1975 starring james coco as a silent film. In this case, hes recycling a lot from mabel and fattys wash day with a new cast, and some new ideas. American silent film actor, comedian roscoe fatty arbuckle 18871933 was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s. This keystone onereeler features two of the companys strongest talents in the wake of the thenstillrecent departure of charlie chaplin for. After returning to california, arbuckle went to work at mack sennett s keystone studio, for whom he appeared in hundreds of one and tworeel comedies over the next three and ahalf years, including. Fatty arbuckle and mabel normand in fattys wine party 19. Roscoe conkling fatty arbuckle march 24, 1887 june 29, 1933 was an american silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter.
Mabel and fattys wash day 1915 call them the slapstick cinderellas. Mabel and fattys wash day, mabel normand, 1916, min. Expanded bluray edition available for preorder november 20 release in the early decades of cinema, some of the most innovative and celebrated filmmakers in. Starting at the selig polyscope company he eventually moved to keystone studios where he worked with mabel normand and harold lloyd. Born in smith center, kansas, on march 24, 1887, his family moved to california when he was a year old. They have their honeymoon with fattys dog luke, at a cottage on the seashore. Mabel and fatty s wash day 1915 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mabel and fattys wash day call them the slapstick cinderellas. Fatty s wife she hears the commotion, and enters the. Mabel and fatty s wash day keystonemutual 1 reel, rel. Mabel and fattys wash day mabel, fatty and the law mabel and fattys simple life fatty and mabel at the san diego exposition fattys new role hogans romance upset.
Mabel and fatty s wash day washing day it s wash day. This grindhouse double feature simulation contains nudity and other content some viewers might find objectionable. Fatty and mabel awaken the next morning to find themselves surrounded by water in their bedroom, and the house afloat. Mabel and fattys wash day 1915 roscoe arbuckle youtube. Wished on mabel is a 1915 short comedy film directed by mabel normand and starring fatty arbuckle. Included are 24 wonderful shorts many of which will have you roaring with laughter, fattys full length feature film leap year, and both silent and sound films directed by fatty. Its a complete, authentic 1917 night at the movies. Fatty and the law 1915, mabel and fattys wash day 1915, mabel and fatty viewing the worlds fair at san francisco 1915, fattys. Directed by mabel normand caught in a cabaret 1914 mabel s blunder 1914 mabel lost and won 1915 mabel and fatty s wash day 1916 directed by nell shipman back to god s country 1919 something new 1920 directed by ida may park the risky road 1918 bread 1918 broadway love 1918 miscellaneous 49 17 1917 directed by ruth ann baldwin. Mabel and fattys wash daymabel is hard at work washing clothes while her husband sleeps in. Women film pioneers project is a scholarly resource exploring womens global involvement at all levels of film production during the silent film era.
Mabel and fatty s wash day is available for free download at the internet archive this 1910s short comedy film related article is a stub. Mabel normand, slaving away at household chores while her useless hubby harry mccoy naps. Next door, fatty also works hard, while his wife bosses him about as she dresses to go out. Her skirt accidently becomes caught just as her husband comes out of the house. Among his films were fatty again 1914, mabel, fatty and the law 1915, mabel and fattys wash day 1915, mabel and fatty viewing the worlds fair at san francisco. Mabel and fattys wash day 1916 mabel lost and won 1915 that ice ticket 1923. This crucial chapter of film history comes alive through the presentation of a wide assortment of films, carefully curated, meticulously restored in 2k and 4k from archival sources, and presented with new musical scores. Mabel and fattys wash day is available for free download at the internet archive this 1910s short comedy film related article is a stub. Anything in bold denotes it exists in an archive but is not publicly available. He was the recipient of the first custard pie to be thrown in a film a noise from the deep 19 it was thrown by mabel normand. Extremely rare highly recommended actor roscoe fatty arbuckle vintage 1920s authentic original signed heavy weight photograph.
The true history of the motion picture industry just got a bit more complete. Fattys wife she hears the commotion, and enters the. Roscoe conkling fatty arbuckle the robinson library. Roscoe fatty arbuckle vintage 1920s signed doubleweight photograph autographed. An ambidextrous pie catcher and thrower, he was hailed as the hercules of the winged dessert, the ajax of the hurtling fritter quoted in yallop, the day the laughter stopped, p. Mabel normands complete available filmography youtube. Between 19 and 1916 he often teamed with actress mabel normand, in such films as mabel and fattys wash day. In lukes third film, fattys faithful fido, released just two months after mabel and fattys wash day, the success of his training and his remarkable athleticism are displayed to audiences.
Mabel and fattys wash day is a 1915 american silent comedy short or one reeler directed by fatty arbuckle and costarring arbuckle and mabel normand. He refined his comedic act, partnering with mabel normand for an extended string of lovelorn comedies, such as mabel and fattys wash day and mabel and fattys married life. Mabel lost and won 1915 mabel and fattys wash day 1916 directed by nell shipman back to gods country 1919. With roscoe fatty arbuckle, mabel normand, harry mccoy, alice davenport. Fatty again 1914, mabel, fatty and the law 1915, mabel and fatty s wash day 1915, mabel and fatty viewing the world s fair at san francisco. Fatty and mabel at the san diego exposition arbuckle. Finishing the washing in their adjacent yards, fatty offers to let mabel use his wringer. Next door, fatty works hard while his wife nags and makes plans to go out for the evening. This set is a triumph and a muchneeded showcase for these talented women. What results is an outrageous series of events complete with lady godiva riding into london on a horse. Its a mustsee and the ideal gift for the film nerd who has everything.
These are the films of the american silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter roscoe arbuckle. Believe it or not tennessee williams uncredited directed most of. As mabel is in the park with her overprotective mother. Roscoe arbuckle celebrity profile check out the latest roscoe arbuckle photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Sex, deviance, and drama from the golden age of american cinema petersen, anne helen on. The feature film call of the cumberlands, the, ivers, julia crawford, 1916, 64 min.