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The Butcher Boy (1917)

Directed by Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Short | Comedy

Overview

Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster’s film debut he buys a pail of molasses.

Rated NR | Length 24 minutes

Actors

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Buster Keaton | Al St. John | Josephine Stevens | Arthur Earle | Joe Bordeaux | Charles Dudley | Alice Lake | Agnes Neilson | Luke the Dog

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
06/23/2025Home TheaterBlu-rayOwned7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

From the Buster Keaton short collection 1917-1923, though the first two discs are Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle shorts that feature Keaton in a supporting role, like this one. This is Keaton’s very first film!

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