The Gangsters | |
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Directed by | Henry Lehrman |
Produced by | Mack Sennett |
Starring | Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle |
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Country | United States |
Language | Silent with English intertitles |
The Gangsters is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle as one of the Keystone Cops. [1]
Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle was an American silent film actor, comedian, 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 $14,000.
These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe 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.
A Noise from the Deep is a 1913 American short silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. The film was directed and produced by Mack Sennett and also features the Keystone Cops on horseback.
Ben's Kid is a 1909 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It was Arbuckle's film debut.
Mrs. Jones' Birthday is a 1909 short American comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It was Arbuckle's second onscreen performance.
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.
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.
The Woman Haters is a 1913 American short silent comedy film featuring Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle.
Fatty's Flirtation is a 1913 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe Arbuckle.
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.
The Other Man is a 1916 short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
A Country Hero is a 1917 American two-reel silent comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Buster Keaton. The film is considered to be lost.
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.
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.
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco is a 1915 American short comedy-documentary film both starring and directed by Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.