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Fatty's New Role (1915)

1915 · Silent film · 13 min · dir. Roscoe Arbuckle

  • Comedy

Synopsis

Fatty's a harmless hobo. When he tries to cadge hooch and a free lunch at Ambrose Schnitz's bar, Herr Schnitz ejects him. Someone has been blowing up the taverns of people who treat penniless folks unkindly, so Schnitz's patrons play a trick on the publican, leaving a note that the place will blow up at 3 that afternoon. Schnitz thinks Fatty is the culprit. At two minutes to three, Fatty shows up with a cheese that he's bought with generous alms a swell tosses his way. Schnitz thinks the cheese…

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Details

Director
Roscoe Arbuckle
Studio
Keystone Film Company
Released
1915-02-01
Running time
13 minutes

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