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29 October 1917 (USA) morePlot:
Roscoe tries to dump his wife so he can enjoy the beach attractions. Buster arrives with Alice who is... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Pure slapstick and a fond look at a faded amusement park. moreCast
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25 min (2005 alternate version)Country:
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Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USAFun Stuff
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Factual errors: The first title screen wrongly identifies Coney Island's Luna Park as 'Luma Park'. At 00:03:52 the entrance to Luna Park is clearly seen. moreQuotes:
Bathing suit renter: [to Fatty] We can't fit you, hire a tent. moreFAQ
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The review by wmorrow59 on these pages gives you a great deal of the plot, so I won't repeat that here. I only wish to comment that this is probably the most frenetic of the Keaton/Arbuckle shorts and comes quite early in their work together, being only their fifth pairing. In its KINO VHS/DVD incarnation - Arbuckle and Keaton, Volume 2 - it is given the year 1918, while the IMDb lists it as 1917.
Good bits here are:
Arbuckle burying himself in the sand to avoid his harridan wife; Fatty addressing the camera and asking it to raise itself to his chest level while he undresses in the beach changing room; Fatty leaving his wife in jail with the knocked out cops at the end.
After a slow start this is pure mayhem. Once again Fatty is in drag, pretending to be a girl - but this time to no reason. It's only the unavailability of a male's swim suit that propels him to don a woman's garb.
Watching Al St. John flirt with Arbuckle, thinking him a woman, is a treat.
Their water fight is fun, especially Arbuckle's agile dolphin-style swim.
The print used in the KINO edition is crisp and clear but not in good shape - many scratches and other wear are evident. The Alloy Orchestra once again provides terrible accompaniment.
This is true slapstick from beginning to end.