The Essential Watchlist that Capture the Essence of The Sheriff: Cu...

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

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

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

The wife and doctor of a hypochondriac come up with a creative way to cure him of his malady.

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

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.

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.

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

In 1830, a train known as the Iron Mule is loaded with passengers, and starts off on its trip. Along the way, the train faces numerous obstacles and delays. The engineer is prepared for most of them, but the real challenges come when the train is ambushed by Indians.

Dir: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.