Roscoe conkling fatty arbuckle march 24, 1887 june 29, 1933 was an american silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. 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. Mabel normand bluray only that ice ticket 1923, dir. 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. This is accompanied by one of her films with roscoe fatty arbuckle, mabel and fattys wash day, in which both normand and arbuckle. Mabel and fatty s wash day 1915 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. John fattys rival and his confederates set the cottage adrift. Believe it or not tennessee williams uncredited directed most of.
Mabel normands complete available filmography youtube. 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. 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. 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. Mabel normand, roscoe fatty arbuckle, harry mccoy, alice davenport, joe. 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. Films marked with a diamond were directed by and featured arbuckle. 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. Lobster films france 2018 contains mabels strange predicament 1914 early women filmmakers 19111940. Fatty arbuckle silent westerns wiki fandom powered by. I would like to express with some words which has meant for me the accomplishment of this work. Mabel and fattys wash day washing day its wash day. 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. Fatty and mabel adrift is a 1916 keystone short comedy film starring roscoe fatty.
Mabel and fattys wash day 1916 mabel lost and won 1915 that ice ticket 1923. That ice ticket, gibson, angela murray, 1923, 10 min. Fatty and mabel at the san diego exposition arbuckle. Its a complete, authentic 1917 night at the movies. Fatty is married to billy bennett, a shrewish woman who i thought might be cast as his mother. 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 1915 century film project. Fattys wife she hears the commotion, and enters the. Here, the tramp is a slovenly drunk, a horndog, and a con man whose actions come back to haunt him. As the movie opens, mabel normand is hard at work over a wash basin, while her husband harry mccoy sleeps in. 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. I gave these fatty shirts a break last year after not really enjoying them and that trend continues this year. 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. Fatty and mabel awaken the next morning to find themselves surrounded by water in their bedroom, and the house afloat.
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. 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. John fatty s rival and his confederates set the cottage adrift. As mabel is in the park with her overprotective mother. 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. Roscoe arbuckle family, childhood, life achievements, facts, wiki and bio of 2017. The true history of the motion picture industry just got a bit more complete. Mabel and fattys wash day is available for free download at the internet archive this 1910s short comedy film related article is a stub. Extremely rare highly recommended actor roscoe fatty arbuckle vintage 1920s authentic original signed heavy weight photograph.
Mabel and fattys wash day 1915 call them the slapstick cinderellas. 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. Wished on mabel is a 1915 short comedy film directed by mabel normand and starring fatty arbuckle. American silent film actor, comedian roscoe fatty arbuckle 18871933 was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s. These are the films of the american silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter roscoe arbuckle. Classic horror film board horror headlines dvr tivo alert complete tcm march sked. Its a mustsee and the ideal gift for the film nerd who has everything. 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. These four discs are packed with hilarious content. Fatty arbuckle silent westerns wiki fandom powered by wikia.
Mabel and fatty s wash day washing day it s wash day. In the early decades of cinema, some of the most innovative and celebrated filmmakers in america were women. Thanks to a new collection of arbuckle films from laughsmith entertainment and mackinac media, it is now much easier to evaluate this comedians legacy. Dec 19, 2017 roscoe conkling fatty arbuckle march 24, 1887 june 29, 1933 was an american silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Women film pioneers project is a scholarly resource exploring womens global involvement at all levels of film production during the silent film era. Publicity still for fattys wine party roscoe fatty arbuckle, 1914 with fatty arbuckle and mabel normand. The feature film call of the cumberlands, the, ivers, julia crawford, 1916, 64 min. This set covers arbuckles complete career, from the early keystone days, where arbuckle was learning the craft of making comic films and proceeds through. Mabel lost and won 1915 mabel and fattys wash day 1916 directed by nell shipman back to gods country 1919. Mabel and fattys wash day 1915 roscoe arbuckle youtube. 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. This set is a triumph and a muchneeded showcase for these talented women.
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. Her husband shows up just as her skirt gets caught in the. With roscoe fatty arbuckle, mabel normand, harry mccoy, alice davenport. 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. 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. Aug 04, 2012 wished on mabel is a 1915 short comedy film directed by mabel normand and starring fatty arbuckle. Mabel and fatty s wash day mabel is hard at work washing clothes while her husband sleeps in. Given complete creative control over his films, he formed his own production company, the comique film corporation. Mabel and fattys wash day 1915 roscoe arbuckle, mabel. Born in smith center, kansas, on march 24, 1887, his family moved to california when he was a year old. 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. Roscoe would complete six shorts and once again show the fine comedic timing and youthful spirit that he had a decade before. Turner classic movies is proud to bring you this exclusive monthly column by.
Mabel and fattys wash day keystonemutual 1 reel, rel. With his own company roscoe had complete creative control over his productions. Mabel and fattys wash daymabel is hard at work washing clothes while her husband sleeps in. 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.
Finishing the washing in their adjacent yards, fatty offers to let mabel use his wringer. Mabel and fatty s wash day 1915 mabel normand fatty arbuckle mack sennett. There is a moment in mabel and fattys married life when fatty starts running down. Mabel and fattys wash day january 14, 1915 youtube. They have their honeymoon with fattys dog luke, at a cottage on the seashore. The aptly named forgotten films of roscoe fatty arbuckle is a wonderful four disc set that brings together 30 of this comedians films with one film presented twice in different forms. She makes him sit on a park bench and do nothing while she reads from a magazine. Roscoe arbuckle biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki. And it is a terrific picture, which broad strokes and recurring gags involving falls. Warner brothers then signed him to a feature film contract, but he died in his sleep on june 29, 1933, the. 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. 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. Starting at the selig polyscope company he eventually moved to keystone studios where he worked with mabel normand and harold lloyd.
This four disc set is a great tribute to one of the greats of silent comedy, roscoe fatty arbuckle. 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. A blog about classic film, old hollywood stars, actors and actresses, directors,books about stars and movies and much more. Expanded bluray edition available for preorder november 20 release in the early decades of cinema, some of the most innovative and celebrated filmmakers in. Next door, fatty also works hard, while his wife bosses him about as she dresses to go out. 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. Next door, fatty works hard while his wife bosses him about and dresses up to go out.
As mabel is in the park with her overprotective mother, she sees her boyfriend and asks him to. In this case, hes recycling a lot from mabel and fattys wash day with a new cast, and some new ideas. Sex, deviance, and drama from the golden age of american cinema. 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. This film rates a 2 on our film survival quality scale for. They have their honeymoon with fatty s dog luke, at a cottage on the seashore. At age eight roscoe appeared on the stage for the first time. Mabel normand starred in at least one hundred and sixtyseven film shorts and twentythree fulllength features, mainly for mack sennetts keystone film. Mabel and fattys wash day call them the slapstick cinderellas. 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.
This list is not complete for films acted in, except for the year 1914 and for films with the word mabel in the title. Anything in bold denotes it exists in an archive but is not publicly available. No matter what your silent film taste, theres something for you in this set. Fatty arbuckle and mabel normand in fattys wine party 19. Fatty s wife she hears the commotion, and enters the. Sep 03, 2015 mabel normands complete available filmography. Fatty and the law 1915, mabel and fattys wash day 1915, mabel and fatty viewing the worlds fair at san francisco 1915, fattys. Her skirt accidently becomes caught just as her husband comes out of the house. Roscoe conkling fatty arbuckle the robinson library. Roscoe conkling arbuckle 18871933 american actor, composer, writer and director. Roscoe arbuckle celebrity profile check out the latest roscoe arbuckle photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Mabel and fatty s wash day call them the slapstick cinderellas. Sex, deviance, and drama from the golden age of american cinema petersen, anne helen on. 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. 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. When mabel and fatty meet later that day, it results in a myriad of comedic situations. Fattys full length feature film leap year, and both silent and sound films. Mabel and fattys wash day 1915 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This keystone onereeler features two of the companys strongest talents in the wake of the thenstillrecent departure of charlie chaplin for. 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 and fattys wash day, mabel normand, 1916, min. The paperback of the scandals of classic hollywood. Roscoe fatty arbuckle vintage 1920s signed doubleweight photograph autographed. Roscoe arbuckle, one of nine children, was the baby of the family who weighed a reported 16 pounds at birth. Between 19 and 1916 he often teamed with actress mabel normand, in such films as mabel and fattys wash day.
Next door, fatty works hard while his wife nags and makes plans to go out for the evening. Until now, they only put up the first three days of march, which filled out their 31 days of oscar boredom. Mabel normand, slaving away at household chores while her useless hubby harry mccoy naps. Library of congress control number 90716351 language english online format. One of the better ones on this set is fatty and mabels wash day. Fattys reckless fling fattys chance acquaintance fattys faithful fido. American postcard by keystone cards, presented with home weekly. This grindhouse double feature simulation contains nudity and other content some viewers might find objectionable. Mabel and fatty s wash day keystonemutual 1 reel, rel. Fatty and mabel s simple life 1915 12 out of 4 fatty arbuckle and mabel normand wish to be married but her father promises her to another man so the two must try and find a way to run off.