Out West (1918)
1918 · Silent film · 18 min · dir. Roscoe Arbuckle
Over the hot sands
- Comedy
- Western
Synopsis
The story involves Arbuckle coming to the western town of Mad Dog Gulch after being thrown off a train and chased by Indians. He teams up with gambler/saloon owner Bill Bullhum, in trying to keep the evil Wild Bill Hickup away from Salvation Army girl, Salvation Sue. Fatty and Buster have a series of adventures trying to beat St. John, until they discover his one weakness: his ticklishness.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Roscoe Arbuckle
- Writer
- Natalie Talmadge
- Cinematography
- George Peters
- Studio
- Comique Film Company
- Released
- 1918-01-20
- Running time
- 18 minutes
Cast & crew
Roscoe Arbuckle Director- Roscoe Arbuckle
Buster Keaton
Al St. John
Alice Lake
Joe Keaton- Ernie Morrison Sr.
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★ · Maybe you had to be there... · Cat Lady · 2008-05-03
It's Arbuckle and Keaton and St. John, so I can't give it the lowest rating, but it's pretty bad. It's a classic example of how to waste the talents of 3 fine comedians: give them a chaotic story line that goes nowhere, turn Buster Keaton into a cynical killer who spends most of his screen time sitting around working objects instead of moving, and base the script on parody instead of original gags and situations. I had to force myself to sit through this one. There are a few good spots, including a surprisingly acrobatic performance by Arbuckle, given his size, especially on the train but…
