Essential Cult Cinema Mirroring the Impact of Love: Cult Guide

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Roscoe and Buster operate a combination garage and fire station. In the first half they destroy a car left for them to clean. In the second half they go off on a false alarm and return to find their own building on fire.

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Curses! perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

When Buttonshoe Bill steals some papers from Buckwheat Ben, and kidnaps Ben's daughter, Rodney Hemingway comes to the rescue.

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Lupino Lane is a wealthy young sap very much loved by the young hostess at the party, but not by the young clubman athlete who is his rival. The latter finds cause to eject him from the house and does so. Lane is advised to start training in a gymnasium and eventually to get his revenge. After six lessons he thinks the time has arrived, but gets himself another beating. A month later a regular bout between them is arranged and after a terrific battle Lane is again defeated. Still later he meets the girl and his rival on the links and in a rough, and tumble fight wins, only to find the girl has fled over the course with two other suitors.

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Fighting Dude perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A young man faces perilous adventures when he is evicted from his apartment.

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

A man is offered a great job, but with two drawbacks: it's on the other side of the country, and he has to be there by a certain date--and he's broke. He sets out anyway, and along the way gets tangled up with escaped convicts and long-distance runners.

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Fool's Luck perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A tavern worker and the daughter of a burgomaster enter into elaborate masquerades in order to win the hearts of the men they love.

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Working their fingers to the bone to prepare the set for an upcoming performance, the enthusiastic stagehands, Roscoe and Buster, find themselves on stage when the cast quits. However, is will alone enough to earn a big round of applause?

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Stupid, But Brave perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A man, working hard to avoid work, but keeping from the local Bastille by hiring out as a furniture mover, puts over several exciting moments in guiding a grand piano to a lofty apartment.

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Fatty is the suffering spouse who comes home every night to an empty house and a neglectful wife. His wife is furious when she discovers Fatty is cheating on her with a neglected wife.

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Johnny tries hard to impress his girl, but she seems to be much more interested in movie stars.