The Butcher Boy (1917) Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (part 2 of 2)

The Butcher Boy is a 1917 short comedy film starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster Keaton. This was the first in Arbuckle's series of films with the Comique Film Corporation, and Keaton's film debut.

The story involves Arbuckle working as the butcher boy in a country store. He falls in love with the cashier, who is the daughter of the store owner. He follows her, disguised as a female cousin, to an all-girl boarding school.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• The Butcher Boy
• Roscoe
• Fatty
• Arbuckle
• Buster Keaton
• 1917
• silent
• comedy
• paramount

[jdpye88]

thanks for posting this - historic as the first screen appearance of Buster Keaton..

[Kats987124]

"It is sickening t have to eat in front of you."

"You are not afraid to break the springs of the trap that serves as your mouth."

"Don't worry."

"But Mrs, she started it!"

Attempted abduction.

Teddy doesn't understand anything.

"And now, my dear Amanda, since there was a priest here, let's get married fast."

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