Arbuckle & Keaton. Vol. 1 /
[Bell boy] Arbuckle and Keaton as bellboys at a small town hotel, which they eventually completely wreck. Features Arbuckle's classic "shaving routine," where he progressively turns a Rasputin-like character into General Grant, Abraham Lincoln and then into the Kaiser.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Silent with English intertitles and musical accompaniment. |
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New York, NY :
Kino International,
[2001]
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| Summary: | [Bell boy] Arbuckle and Keaton as bellboys at a small town hotel, which they eventually completely wreck. Features Arbuckle's classic "shaving routine," where he progressively turns a Rasputin-like character into General Grant, Abraham Lincoln and then into the Kaiser. [Butcher boy] Contains Arbuckle's famous "knife juggling" bit, Keaton's first film appearance in his classic "can of molasses" routine, and Arbuckle romping around in drag at an all girl private school. [Out West] Arbuckle's first attempt at movie parody, poking fun at the already cliched cowboy western. The film also contains some heavy racism. [Moonshine] A parody of Arbuckle's own freewheeling comedy style, filled with inside jokes. After defeating the hillbilly mountaineers, Arbuckle and Keaton conclude the film with a stinging parody of rival Charlie Chaplin's "losing the girl" pathos-type endings. [Hayseed] Notable for being the only Arbuckle Comique film in which Buster Keaton -- later known as "The Great Stone Face" -- does not either laugh or smile on screen. Also features the trick dance comedian John Coogan, child star Jackie Coogan's father. |
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| Item Description: | Digitally mastered from 35mm archive material, Moonshine mastered from 16mm. Originally produced as motion pictures between 1917 and 1919. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Production Credits: | Producer, Joseph M. Schenck ; director, Roscoe Arbuckle ; music composed and performed by The Alloy Orchestra. |