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| The Fast Freight | |
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| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Written by | Curtis Benton |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Fatty Arbuckle |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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. [1] The film is considered to be lost. The film is also known as Via Fast Freight, Handle with Care and Freight Prepaid.
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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.
Virginia Caroline Rappe was an American model and silent film actress. Working mostly in bit parts, Rappe died after attending a party with actor Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, who was accused of manslaughter and rape in connection with her death, though he was ultimately acquitted of both charges.
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 Cook is a 1918 American two-reel silent comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Buster Keaton and Al St. John. The movie is a slapstick comedy and focuses on goings-on at a high-end restaurant with Arbuckle as the Cook and Keaton as the Waiter.
The Riot is a 1913 American short comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Fatty Arbuckle.
Ben's Kid is a 1909 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It was Arbuckle's film debut.
A Voice from the Deep is a 1912 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
The Foreman of the Jury is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Mabel Normand.
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 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.
Mabel's New Hero is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Mabel Normand, Fatty Arbuckle, and the Keystone Cops.
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.
Fatty's Magic Pants is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film is also known as Fatty's Suitless Day.
Mabel, Fatty and the Law is a 1915 American short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand, and directed by Fatty Arbuckle. The film is also known as Fatty, Mabel and the Law and Fatty's Spooning Days.
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition is a 1915 American silent black-and-white short comedy film, directed by Fatty Arbuckle and starring Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. It was produced by Keystone Studios.
Leap Year is an American silent comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe Arbuckle. Though produced in 1921, the film was not released in the United States due to Arbuckle's involvement in the Virginia Rappe death scandal; it received its first release in Finland in 1924. The film finally saw an American release of sorts in 1981. Prints are held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and Library of Congress.
One Glorious Day is a lost 1922 American silent fantasy comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Barry Barringer and Walter Woods. The film stars Will Rogers, Lila Lee, Alan Hale, Sr., Johnny Fox, George Nichols, and Emily Rait. It was released on January 29, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. Working titles included Ek, A Fighting Soul and Souls Before Birth. Forrest J. Ackerman, the publisher of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, credited this film as being the one that "created his lifelong interest in science fiction and horror".
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