Ben's Kid | |
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Directed by | Francis Boggs |
Produced by | William Nicholas Selig |
Starring | Fatty Arbuckle |
Cinematography | James A. Crosby |
Distributed by | Selig Polyscope Company |
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Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Ben's Kid is a 1909 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It was Arbuckle's film debut. [1]
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 Riot is a 1913 American short comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
Mrs. Jones' Birthday is a 1909 short American comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It was Arbuckle's second onscreen performance.
Making It Pleasant for Him is a 1909 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It was Arbuckle's third onscreen appearance.
The Sanitarium is a 1910 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
A Voice from the Deep is a 1912 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
Alas! Poor Yorick! is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. The film's title is taken from the Shakespeare play Hamlet. The film was both written and directed by Colin Campbell, and was released on April 21, 1913.
The Gangsters is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle as one of the Keystone Cops.
Passions, He Had Three is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
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.
Mother's Boy is a 1913 short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle.
The Woman Haters is a 1913 American short silent comedy film featuring Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle.
A Flirt's Mistake is a 1914 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. The silent movie, produced by the Keystone Film Company, contains no onscreen cast or crew credits.
Those Country Kids is a 1914 American short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand, and directed by Fatty Arbuckle.
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe Arbuckle.
Fatty and Mabel's Simple Life is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
Hogan's Romance Upset is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by Charles Avery and featuring both Fatty Arbuckle and Harold Lloyd in uncredited roles as a spectators.
The Fast Freight is a 1922 American comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film was not released in the US, due to Arbuckle's involvement in the Virginia Rappe scandal. The film is considered to be lost. The film is also known as Via Fast Freight, Handle with Care and Freight Prepaid.