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| Almost a Rescue | |
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| Directed by | Al Christie |
| Starring | Fatty Arbuckle |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Almost a Rescue is a 1913 American silent short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
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Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd as well as with his nephew, Al St. John. He also mentored Charlie Chaplin, Monty Banks and Bob Hope, and brought vaudeville star Buster Keaton into the movie business. Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s and one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, signing a contract in 1920 with Paramount Pictures for $1,000,000 a year.
These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he directed from 1924 onward.
The Garage is a 1920 American two-reel silent comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Buster Keaton. This was the fourteenth and last film starring the duo before Keaton set up his own studio and Arbuckle started making feature-length films. The film also stars Luke the Dog, who starred in many other short comedies with Arbuckle. The film was also known as Fire Chief.
The Riot is a 1913 American short comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
A Noise from the Deep is a 1913 American short silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. The film was directed and produced by Mack Sennett and also features the Keystone Cops on horseback. A Noise from the Deep still exists and was screened four times in 2006 in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City as part of a 56-film retrospective of all known surviving Arbuckle movies.
Murphy's I.O.U. is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
Peeping Pete is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
A Bandit is a 1913 American short, silent comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. A print of the film survives.
For the Love of Mabel is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and directed by Henry Lehrman.
The Telltale Light is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
Professor Bean's Removal is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
Mabel's New Hero is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Mabel Normand, Fatty Arbuckle, and the Keystone Cops.
When Dreams Come True is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
Mother's Boy is a 1913 short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle.
Two Old Tars is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
Fatty Joins the Force is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It features the Keystone Cops in a background role.
His Sister's Kids is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
Some Nerve is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
Buzzin' Around is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle, and directed by Alfred J. Goulding.
Luke the Dog (1913–1926) was an American Pit Bull Terrier that performed as a recurring character in American silent comedy shorts between 1914 and 1920. Some claim he was a "Staffordshire Bull terrier" or "American Staffordshire bull terrier but neither of these breeds existed until the 1930's, and this is why his name nickname was Luke the pitbull.
He was also the personal pet of actress Minta Durfee and her husband, the comedian and director Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.
