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A Country Hero (1917)

A Country Hero poster
Directed by
Roscoe Arbuckle
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A country bumpkin gets into a series of silly mishaps and physical gags. The film shows him trying to impress others and causing comedic trouble along the way.

slapsticklightheartedchaoticplayfulfast-pacedwhimsicalenergetic

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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