Fatty's Tintype Tangle

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Fatty's Tintype Tangle
Directed by Fatty Arbuckle
Produced by Mack Sennett
Starring Fatty Arbuckle
Release date
  • July 26, 1915 (1915-07-26)
[1]
Running time
27 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Fatty's Tintype Tangle is a 1915 American comedy short film directed by and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. The two-reel film follows Fatty, a man who, frustrated by his mother-in-law's constant nagging, leaves home and sits on a park bench. There, a photographer captures a picture of him sitting beside a married woman, which leads to conflict when her husband becomes jealous.

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The cast includes Louise Fazenda, Edgar Kennedy, Minta Durfee, and Frank Hayes. Notable in the film are Arbuckle's physical comedy skills, including several feats of dexterity early on and a sequence near the end in which he runs and bounces across 17 closely spaced telephone wires approximately 20 feet (6 meters) above the ground.

In 1995, Fatty's Tintype Tangle was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." [2] [3] The film has frequently been broadcast on Turner Classic Movies.

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle FattyArbuckle1919.jpg
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

Plot

Fatty becomes fed up with his mother-in-law's constant nagging and leaves his home in frustration. While drinking on a park bench, a photograph is taken of him with a woman sitting beside him. When Edgar, the woman's husband, sees the photo, he becomes intensely jealous. Fearing confrontation, Fatty decides to leave the city temporarily, telling his wife he will be on a business trip for several months. During his absence, his wife moves in with her mother and rents their house to Edgar and his wife. Upon Fatty's return, he is surprised to find Edgar residing in his home.

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References

  1. ↑ Walker, Brent E. (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 Inc. p. 321. ISBN   9780786457076 . Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ "The 25 Films for '95 (February 5, 1996) - Library of Congress Information Bulletin". www.loc.gov. Retrieved October 1, 2020.


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