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| The Back Page | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fatty Arbuckle (as William Goodrich) |
| Produced by | Jack White |
| Starring | Fatty Arbuckle |
| Distributed by | Educational Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Back Page is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. [1] [2] The title satirizes the famous play and 1931 film The Front Page .
A young woman seeking a job as a newspaper editor comes to a small newspaper run by an old man.
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.
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The Telltale Light is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.
Fatty's Faithful Fido is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The silent movie, from the Keystone Film Company, has no onscreen cast and crew credits. The copyright credits Mack Sennett.
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.
Buzzin' Around is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle, and directed by Alfred J. Goulding.
Si Si Senor is a 1930 American comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle and starring Tom Patricola.
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Pete and Repeat is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle.
Ex-Plumber is a 1931 comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle.
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Beach Pajamas is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Luke the Dog (1913–1926) was an American Staffordshire Terrier that performed as a recurring character in American silent comedy shorts between 1914 and 1920. He was also the personal pet of actress Minta Durfee and her husband, the comedian and director Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.
Doris Anita Dibble was an actress who appeared in films. She supported Al St. John in comedy roles.
Gasoline Gus is a character that was popular in cartoon strips, a record single, and films. The comic strip was written by O.P. Williams and was syndicated by the Philadelphia North American between 1913 and 1914. The character Gasoline Gus was a taxi driver and car fanatic who constantly wrecked his early automobile. Billy Murray and the American Quartet recorded the song "Gasoline Gus and his Jitney Bus" in 1915. It was recorded on Edison Record phonograph cylinder. It was one of several songs about jitneys in the U.S. as they became popular in the lead up to World War I.
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