The Cook (1918)
- Directed by
- Roscoe Arbuckle
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 19 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 87 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A silent comedy set in a fancy restaurant. The cook and the waiter get into zany mishaps with food and kitchen equipment.
slapstickplayfulfast-pacedcomedicgoofykineticlightheartedwhimsical
What happens
The Cook is a 1918 American two-reel silent comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Buster Keaton and Al St. John. The movie is a slapstick comedy and focuses on goings-on at a high-end restaurant with Arbuckle as the Cook and Keaton as the Waiter. The film is notable for a scene spoofing the 1918 Theda Bara film Salomé, with Arbuckle dancing around with a length of sausage links and pots and pans. It also contains many of Arbuckle's favorite food gags and some well-received work by Keaton. It was filmed at The Pike and the Balboa Amusement Producing Company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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