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    Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

    1887-03-22 (137 years old) in Smith Center, Kansas, USA

    Roscoe Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 - June 29, 1933), widely known to audiences as “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 at the time. In one of the earliest Hollywood scandals, Arbuckle was the defendant in three widely publicized trials between November 1921 and April 1922 for the rape and manslaughter of actress Virginia Rappe. Rappe had fallen ill at a party hosted by Arbuckle at San Francisco's St. Francis Hotel in September 1921, and died four days later. A friend of Rappe accused Arbuckle of raping and accidentally killing her. The first two trials resulted in hung juries, but the third acquitted Arbuckle. The third jury took the unusual step of giving Arbuckle a written statement of apology for his treatment by the justice system. Despite Arbuckle's acquittal, the scandal largely halted his career and has mostly overshadowed his legacy as a pioneering comedian.

    Movies

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    Looking for Mabel Normand
    0 %|Jul 12, 2015
    Documentary
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    Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
    0 %|Mar 7, 2006
    Documentary
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    So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
    70 %|Dec 7, 2004
    Documentary, History
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    Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'
    54 %|Jul 1, 2003
    Documentary
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    Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two
    50 %|Sep 5, 2001
    Comedy
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    Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One
    50 %|Sep 5, 2001
    Comedy
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    The Chaplin Puzzle
    0 %|Feb 28, 1992
    Documentary
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    Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
    0 %|Jan 1, 1987
    Documentary
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    Crazy Days
    58 %|Jul 12, 1962
    Comedy
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    Days of Thrills and Laughter
    55 %|Mar 21, 1961
    Documentary
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    When Comedy Was King
    67 %|Mar 29, 1960
    Drama, Comedy, Documentary
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    Happy Times and Jolly Moments
    0 %|Jan 1, 1943
    Comedy
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    Tomalio
    20 %|Nov 30, 1933
    Comedy
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    In the Dough
    65 %|Nov 15, 1933
    Comedy
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    Close Relations
    0 %|Sep 30, 1933
    Comedy
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    How've You Bean?
    0 %|Jun 24, 1933
    Comedy
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    Buzzin' Around
    60 %|Feb 4, 1933
    Comedy
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    Hey, Pop!
    90 %|Nov 12, 1932
    Comedy
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    Stars of Yesterday
    0 %|Dec 31, 1931
    Documentary
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    Character Studies
    60 %|Nov 20, 1927
    Comedy
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    Listen Lena
    60 %|Feb 12, 1927
    Comedy
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    My Stars
    57 %|Jan 17, 1926
    Comedy
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    Go West
    68.66 %|Nov 1, 1925
    Comedy, Western
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    Leap Year
    48 %|Jan 11, 1924
    Comedy
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    Hollywood
    70 %|Aug 19, 1923
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Fast Freight
    0 %|Jun 18, 1922
    Comedy
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    Crazy to Marry
    85 %|Aug 28, 1921
    Comedy
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    Gasoline Gus
    0 %|Aug 20, 1921
    Comedy
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    Traveling Salesman
    0 %|Jun 5, 1921
    Comedy
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    The Dollar-a-Year Man
    0 %|Apr 2, 1921
    Comedy
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    Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
    0 %|Feb 22, 1921
    Documentary
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    Brewster's Millions
    60 %|Jan 28, 1921
    Comedy
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    The Life of the Party
    52 %|Nov 21, 1920
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Round-Up
    60 %|Oct 10, 1920
    Western, Comedy, Romance
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    The Garage
    60.37 %|Jan 11, 1920
    Comedy
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    The Hayseed
    59.44 %|Oct 26, 1919
    Comedy
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    Back Stage
    63 %|Sep 7, 1919
    Comedy
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    A Desert Hero
    0 %|Jun 15, 1919
    Comedy
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    The Bank Clerk
    0 %|Apr 5, 1919
    Comedy
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    Love
    56 %|Mar 1, 1919
    Comedy
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    The Pullman Porter
    0 %|Feb 16, 1919
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    Camping Out
    50 %|Jan 5, 1919
    Comedy
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    The Sheriff
    0 %|Nov 24, 1918
    Comedy, Western
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    A Scrap of Paper
    50 %|Oct 13, 1918
    Comedy
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    The Cook
    62 %|Sep 15, 1918
    Comedy, Action
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    Good Night, Nurse!
    55.58 %|Jun 30, 1918
    Comedy
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    Moonshine
    56.09 %|May 12, 1918
    Comedy
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    The Bell Boy
    65 %|Mar 18, 1918
    Comedy
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    Out West
    60.199999999999996 %|Jan 20, 1918
    Comedy, Western
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    A Country Hero
    50 %|Dec 10, 1917
    Comedy
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    Coney Island
    58.39 %|Oct 29, 1917
    Comedy
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    Oh, Doctor!
    56.28 %|Sep 30, 1917
    Comedy, Crime
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    The Late Lamented
    0 %|Sep 23, 1917
    Comedy
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    His Wedding Night
    54.73 %|Aug 20, 1917
    Comedy
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    The Rough House
    55.480000000000004 %|Jun 25, 1917
    Comedy
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    A Reckless Romeo
    53 %|May 21, 1917
    Comedy
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    The Butcher Boy
    61 %|Apr 23, 1917
    Comedy
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    A Creampuff Romance
    0 %|Jul 5, 1916
    Comedy
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    The Waiters' Ball
    61 %|Jun 25, 1916
    Comedy
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    The Other Man
    0 %|Apr 16, 1916
    Comedy
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    His Wife's Mistakes
    52 %|Apr 2, 1916
    Comedy
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    Bright Lights
    0 %|Feb 20, 1916
    Comedy
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    He Did and He Didn’t
    61 %|Jan 29, 1916
    Comedy, Drama
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    Fatty and Mabel Adrift
    61 %|Jan 9, 1916
    Comedy
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    Fatty and the Broadway Stars
    0 %|Dec 15, 1915
    Comedy
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    A Village Scandal
    0 %|Dec 12, 1915
    Comedy
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    Fickle Fatty's Fall
    0 %|Nov 14, 1915
    Comedy
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    Fatty's Tintype Tangle
    56.760000000000005 %|Jul 26, 1915
    Comedy
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    Fatty’s Plucky Pup
    56 %|Jun 27, 1915
    Comedy
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    The Little Teacher
    57 %|Jun 20, 1915
    Comedy
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    Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
    45 %|May 14, 1915
    Comedy
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    Mabel’s Wilful Way
    49 %|May 1, 1915
    Comedy
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    Wished on Mabel
    52 %|Apr 19, 1915
    Comedy
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    When Love Took Wings
    48 %|Apr 1, 1915
    Comedy
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    Fatty’s Faithful Fido
    57 %|Mar 19, 1915
    Comedy
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    That Little Band Of Gold
    51 %|Mar 14, 1915
    Comedy
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    Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
    55 %|Mar 7, 1915
    Comedy
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    Fatty’s Reckless Fling
    47 %|Mar 4, 1915
    Comedy
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    A Glimpse of the San Diego Exposition
    50 %|Feb 18, 1915
    Comedy, Documentary
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    Hogan's Romance Upset
    50 %|Feb 13, 1915
    Comedy
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    Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
    49 %|Feb 10, 1915
    Comedy
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    Fatty's New Role
    52 %|Feb 1, 1915
    Comedy
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    Mabel, Fatty and the Law
    43 %|Jan 18, 1915
    Comedy
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    Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life
    55 %|Jan 17, 1915
    Comedy
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    Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
    56 %|Jan 14, 1915
    Comedy
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    Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
    50 %|Dec 20, 1914
    Comedy
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    Fatty's Magic Pants
    54 %|Dec 13, 1914
    Comedy
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    Shotguns That Kick
    0 %|Dec 3, 1914
    Comedy
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    Leading Lizzie Astray
    42 %|Nov 30, 1914
    Comedy
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    The Sea Nymphs
    0 %|Nov 23, 1914
    Comedy
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    Fatty's Wine Party
    0 %|Nov 21, 1914
    Comedy
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    Fatty's Jonah Day
    45 %|Nov 15, 1914
    Comedy
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    An Incompetent Hero
    0 %|Nov 12, 1914
    Comedy
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    Lovers' Post Office
    0 %|Nov 2, 1914
    Comedy
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    Zip, the Dodger
    0 %|Oct 17, 1914
    Comedy
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    Their Ups and Downs
    0 %|Oct 5, 1914
    Comedy
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    Fatty Again
    0 %|Oct 3, 1914
    Comedy
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    Fatty's Debut
    0 %|Sep 26, 1914
    Comedy
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    Bombs and Bangs
    0 %|Sep 17, 1914
    Comedy
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    Lover's Luck
    45 %|Sep 15, 1914
    Comedy
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    The Rounders
    61.31 %|Sep 7, 1914
    Comedy
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    A Brand New Hero
    0 %|Sep 5, 1914
    Comedy
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    The Baggage Smasher
    0 %|Sep 3, 1914
    Comedy
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    His New Profession
    58.31 %|Aug 31, 1914
    Comedy
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    The Masquerader
    56 %|Aug 27, 1914
    Comedy
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    Fatty's Gift
    0 %|Aug 24, 1914
    Comedy
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    Caught in a Flue
    0 %|Aug 22, 1914
    Comedy
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    Those Country Kids
    45 %|Aug 19, 1914
    Comedy
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    That Minstrel Man
    0 %|Aug 17, 1914
    Comedy
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    Those Happy Days
    0 %|Jul 23, 1914
    Comedy
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    The Sky Pirate
    0 %|Jul 18, 1914
    Comedy
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    A Rowboat Romance
    0 %|Jul 6, 1914
    Comedy
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    Love and Bullets
    0 %|Jul 4, 1914
    Comedy
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    Fatty's Finish
    0 %|Jul 2, 1914
    Comedy
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    Fatty and the Heiress
    0 %|Jun 25, 1914
    Comedy
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    The Knockout
    57.13 %|Jun 11, 1914
    Comedy
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    Our Country Cousin
    0 %|Jun 6, 1914
    Comedy
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    The Alarm
    0 %|May 28, 1914
    Comedy
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    A Suspended Ordeal
    0 %|May 9, 1914
    Comedy
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    Where Hazel Met the Villain
    0 %|Apr 22, 1914
    Comedy
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    A Bath House Beauty
    0 %|Apr 12, 1914
    Comedy
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    The Chicken Chaser
    0 %|Apr 1, 1914
    Comedy
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    Barnyard Flirtations
    0 %|Mar 28, 1914
    Comedy
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    A Rural Demon
    0 %|Mar 19, 1914
    Comedy
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    His Favorite Pastime
    51.52 %|Mar 16, 1914
    Comedy
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    Tango Tangles
    50 %|Mar 9, 1914
    Comedy
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    A Film Johnnie
    54 %|Mar 2, 1914
    Comedy
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    Twixt Love and Fire
    0 %|Feb 23, 1914
    Comedy
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    A Robust Romeo
    0 %|Feb 12, 1914
    Comedy
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    The Water Dog
    50 %|Feb 11, 1914
    Comedy
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    Rebecca's Wedding Day
    0 %|Jan 24, 1914
    Comedy
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    In the Clutches of the Gang
    0 %|Jan 17, 1914
    Comedy
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    A Flirt's Mistake
    54 %|Jan 12, 1914
    Comedy
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    The Under-Sheriff
    0 %|Jan 8, 1914
    Comedy
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    How Old Are You?
    0 %|Jan 1, 1914
    Comedy
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    Fatty's Wild Night
    0 %|Jan 1, 1914
    Comedy
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    A Misplaced Foot
    0 %|Jan 1, 1914
    Comedy
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    He Would a Hunting Go
    0 %|Dec 29, 1913
    Comedy
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    Some Nerve
    0 %|Dec 25, 1913
    Comedy
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    Fatty's Flirtation
    0 %|Dec 18, 1913
    Comedy
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    His Sister's Kids
    0 %|Dec 13, 1913
    Comedy
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    A Ride for a Bride
    0 %|Dec 8, 1913
    Comedy
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    The Woman Haters
    0 %|Dec 1, 1913
    Comedy
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    Fatty Joins the Force
    54 %|Nov 23, 1913
    Comedy
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    Wine
    0 %|Nov 13, 1913
    Comedy
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    The Milk We Drink
    0 %|Nov 10, 1913
    Comedy
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    A Small Time Act
    0 %|Nov 10, 1913
    Comedy
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    Fatty at San Diego
    0 %|Nov 3, 1913
    Comedy
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    The Speed Kings
    42 %|Oct 30, 1913
    Comedy, Action
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    A Quiet Little Wedding
    0 %|Oct 23, 1913
    Comedy
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    Two Old Tars
    0 %|Oct 20, 1913
    Comedy
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    Mother's Boy
    0 %|Sep 25, 1913
    Comedy
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    When Dreams Come True
    0 %|Sep 22, 1913
    Comedy
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    The Fatal Taxicab
    0 %|Sep 18, 1913
    Comedy
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    The Gypsy Queen
    0 %|Sep 11, 1913
    Comedy
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    Mabel's Dramatic Career
    54 %|Sep 8, 1913
    Comedy
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    Fatty's Day Off
    60 %|Sep 1, 1913
    Comedy
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    Mabel's New Hero
    49 %|Aug 27, 1913
    Comedy
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    Almost a Rescue
    0 %|Aug 8, 1913
    Comedy
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    The Riot
    0 %|Aug 7, 1913
    Comedy
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    Professor Bean's Removal
    0 %|Jul 31, 1913
    Comedy
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    Love and Courage
    0 %|Jul 21, 1913
    Comedy
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    A Noise from the Deep
    55 %|Jul 17, 1913
    Comedy
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    Love and Rubbish
    50 %|Jul 14, 1913
    Comedy
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    The Telltale Light
    0 %|Jul 10, 1913
    Comedy
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    Safe in Jail
    80 %|Jul 7, 1913
    Comedy
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    Rastus and the Game Cock
    0 %|Jul 3, 1913
    Comedy
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    For the Love of Mabel
    0 %|Jun 30, 1913
    Comedy
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    Peeping Pete
    60 %|Jun 22, 1913
    Comedy
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    A Bandit
    55 %|Jun 22, 1913
    Comedy
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    The Waiters' Picnic
    50 %|Jun 16, 1913
    Comedy
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    Passions, He Had Three
    0 %|Jun 5, 1913
    Comedy
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    Help! Help! Hydrophobia!
    80 %|Jun 5, 1913
    Comedy
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    The Gangsters
    60 %|May 29, 1913
    Comedy
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    Alas! Poor Yorick!
    50 %|Apr 21, 1913
    Comedy
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    Murphy's I.O.U.
    0 %|Apr 17, 1913
    Comedy
    actor
    A Voice from the Deep
    70 %|Mar 21, 1912
    Comedy
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    The Sanitarium
    35 %|Oct 10, 1910
    Comedy
    actor
    Making It Pleasant for Him
    100 %|Nov 29, 1909
    Comedy
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    Mrs. Jones' Birthday
    100 %|Aug 30, 1909
    Comedy
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    Ben's Kid
    60 %|Jul 1, 1909
    Drama, Western, Comedy

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