Buzzin' Around

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Buzzin' Around
Directed by Alfred J. Goulding
Written by Jack Henley
Glen Lambert
Produced by Samuel Sax
Starring Fatty Arbuckle
CinematographyEdwin B. DuPar
Production
company
Vitaphone Corp. (Warner Bros.)
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • February 4, 1933 (1933-02-04)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Buzzin' Around is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle, and directed by Alfred J. Goulding. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

Cornelius (Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle) invents a liquid which makes objects unbreakable and resilient. [3] Unfortunately he gets the wrong jar when going out to demonstrate his invention. One mishap follows another in this slapstick comedy.

Cast

Production

Bees were animated. [3] Outdoor scenes were filmed immediately around Vitagraph Studios, Midwood, Brooklyn. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

See also

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References

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  2. Walker, Brent E. (January 13, 2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN   9780786457076 via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 "Buzzin' Around (S) (1933)". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  4. Midwood Movie History Pop-Up Museum (August 11, 2017). "Buzzin' Around (Clip) (1933)". youtube. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  5. "STUDIO TOUR; Vitaphone News; Volume 1 Number 3; Winter 1992-1993". The Vitaphone Project!. Archived from the original on February 21, 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2023. The hit of the show was a scene from "Fatty" Arbuckle's 1933 short, "Buzzin' Around" which had extensive shooting outdoors immediately around the studio. The girls called out readily identifiable stores, buildings, and other landmarks. Some were now bagel shops and restaurants, but the area has changed suprisingly [sic] little in 60 years. At one point, the picture was frozen and the apartment building behind Arbuckle was identified as the one we could all see out of the classroom's window.
  6. "Avenue M". Buzzin' Around - Vitagraph Studio Brooklyn. subway.com.ru. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2023. Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, Al St. John and Petey (#2) the dog, ride a bicycle/bathtub westbound down Avenue M in the 1933 film Buzzin' Around.
  7. "Vitagraph Studios Brooklyn". subway.com.ru. December 29, 2003. Archived from the original on December 29, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  8. "Tour - Midwood Before Hollywood". PocketSights .com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  9. Atkinson, Michael (August 29, 2016). "Reel Brooklyn: Buzzin' Around, Midwood". Brooklyn Magazine . Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  10. Massa, Steve (December 24, 2019). Rediscovering Roscoe: The Films of "Fatty" Arbuckle. BearManor Media. p. 840. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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  12. "Where Roscoe Arbuckle Filmed His Brooklyn Vitaphone Shorts | Page 5". silentlocations.com. January 23, 2017. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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