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

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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