The Essential Watchlist that Capture the Essence of The Sheriff: Cult Guide

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

While his wife (Helen Foster) is away, the husband (Johnny Arthur) attempts to clean the house which ends up being a disaster. The house is completely destroyed by an overflowing bathtub, fire in the kitchen, feathers from the pillows everywhere, and a dog (Napolean) decides to chase a cat around the house wiping out what the water and fire didn't damage already.

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

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Reggie Hemingway is a rich broker who continually bullies his valet. World War I breaks out and the valet enlists immediately. Reggie goes to the army later and arrives at the training camp to find that his valet is now a tough sergeant in charge of the recruits.

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

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

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of His Private Life perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Buster manages the store while Roscoe delivers the mail, taking time out for hide-and-seek with Molly. The constable, also interested in Molly, steals $300 while being observed by Buster.

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

A man buys his first car and celebrates by taking his family and the neighbors to the country for a camping trip. In hindsight, this was a terrible idea.

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

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

Although his parents have warned him to stay away from the movies, our hero winds up acting in a costume picture, doubling for comedian Lloyd Hamilton.

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

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 farm boy must rescue his sweetheart from being married off to someone she does not love.