The Butcher Boy (1917)
- Directed by
- Roscoe Arbuckle
- Genre
- silent film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 24 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 72 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A mischievous butcher's boy gets into a series of comic mishaps and chases. He causes trouble in a general store and later pursues a romantic interest.
playfulslapstickfast-pacedwhimsicalphysical comedylightheartedzanyenergetic
What happens
The Butcher Boy is a 1917 American two-reel silent comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Al St. John, Buster Keaton and Alice Lake. This was the first in Arbuckle's series of films with the Comique Film Corporation, and Keaton's film debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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