Fatty's Faithful Fido (1915)

Release Date:

20 March 1915 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot:

Fatty and Al are Minta's suitors. After Fatty sics his dog on him, Al marks Fatty for roughing up by two thugs, but the plan backfires.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Fight | Chinese Laundry | Dance | Throwing

Cast

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle	...	Fatty (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux	...	Man at the Dance (uncredited)
Glen Cavender	...	(uncredited)
Charley Chase	...	Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Luke the Dog	...	Luke (uncredited)
Minta Durfee	...	Fatty's Girl (uncredited)
Ted Edwards	...	Gymnasium Man (uncredited)
Frank Hayes	...	One Lung (uncredited)
Charles Lakin	...	Coat Check Attendant (uncredited)
Al St. John	...	Fatty's Rival (uncredited)
Leo White	...	Hat Check Clerk (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Fatty the Tough (USA) (working title)
Fatty's Fatal Fido (USA)

Runtime:

13 min (2005 alternate version)

Country:

USA

Language:

None

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

USA:TV-G (TV rating)

Company:

Keystone Film Company

The movie earns a couple extra points for the dog!

Luke the Dog is a frequent co-star in Fatty Arbuckle's Keystone comedies. And, frankly, most every time the dog shows up, the movie seems a little better! Really--this isn't just because I am a dog lover but because the dog was an excellent actor--perhaps better than some of the OTHER co-stars! While Luke's best film is Fatty and Mabel Adrift (though IMDb does not list this film among Luke's filmography), this is still a nice little film worth seeing. This isn't because there's a lot to the plot apart from the dog--there's way too much slapstick involving Fatty and Al St. John hitting each other. But, this very simple slapstick picks up greatly when Luke joins in and chases Al up a ladder and across roofs! He's a heck of a dog and seeing a person do all this just isn't too interesting.