Arbuckle and Keaton, Vol. 2 From:Joe Bordeaux , Jimmy Bryant (II) , Buster Keaton , Annette Kellerman , Alice Lake , Kino Video ,
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0738329020521
Format: Black & White
Format: DVD-Video
Format: NTSC
Label: Kino Video
Manufacturer: Kino Video
Number Of Items: 1
Packaged Height: 50 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 740 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 20 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 510 hundredths-inches
Publisher: Kino Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2001-04-10
Running Time: 121 minutes
Studio: Kino Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1917-10-29
Product Description:
Silent comedy (and especially Buster Keaton) buffs will thrill to this second volume of five revelatory shorts by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. "Back Stage," "Coney Island," "The Rough House," "The Garage," and "Good Night Nurse!" were made between 1918 and 1920 at the height of Arbuckle's popularity before scandal tragically cut short his career and forever unjustly tarnished his name. They represent a vital missing chapter in film comedy history. In addition to rescuing Arbuckle from obscurity, they also provide a fascinating nascent glimpse of Keaton. These are his first films, and one can see the seeds of his flowering genius. Arbuckle got his start with Keystone Studio founder Mack Sennett, the original King of Comedy, for whom he made more than 200 shorts in five years. These breakneck, gag-filled reels in which characters run amok show his influence. "Good Night Nurse!" is one of Arbuckle's best, a fever dream in which he finds himself at the mercy of sanitarium doctor Keaton (brandishing a cleaver and drenched with blood). Fans of the "Great Stone Face" will be surprised to see him smiling and laughing as he flirts with Fatty, rather fetchingly disguised in a nurse's uniform. Also of note is a fleeting gag in "The Rough House," in which Roscoe sticks two forks into a pair of dinner rolls and enacts a dance that imitates his former Sennett costar, Charlie Chaplin, who would later expand this routine for his masterpiece, "The Gold Rush." Arbuckle and Keaton's partnership ended on a high note with "The Garage," their last and one of their best collaborations. --Donald Liebenson
Customer Reviews:
1 of 4 customers found the following review helpful:
 Great Soundtrack!, 2004-09-13
I have to disagree with the next reviewer I think the
Alloy Orchestra does a bang up job! I have many silent
films in my collection with more traditional soundtracks that
I like a lot too. But this is a very nice change (and not
annoying or distracting...goes with the movies) They supply more mood and actual sound effects all produced through strange "found" instruments as well as traditional...normally not something I might like....but BOY! Do they know their craft!!! They have won all kinds of awards for their work on silent films! Buy this dvd
set with confidence!
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