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15 September 1918 (USA) moreUser Comments:
Fun Short Feature moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | ... | Chef |
 | Buster Keaton | ... | Assistant Chef |
 | Al St. John | ... | Holdup Man |
| Alice Lake | ... | Waitress / Cashier |
| Glen Cavender | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Luke the Dog | ... | Dog |
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Considered lost for several years. A surviving print was found and shown, for the first time in over 70 years, in Venice 1999. The surviving print was found in the attic of a former hospital in Norway. Apparently, the director of the hospital in the 1920s and 30s felt that laughter and comedy helped soothe mentally challenged patients and kept a collection of short films by Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin on hand. None of the other short films found were considered lost. moreFAQ
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This is a fun short feature, and having it restored is a nice bonus for anyone who enjoys the Keaton/Arbuckle comedies. While hardly refined, it has some entertaining material, and most of it works well. As "The Cook", Arbuckle gets to do some of his trademark tricks in the kitchen, and then he, Buster (as a waiter) and Alice Lake (as a waitress) get involved in a series of escapades with a villain played by Al St. John. Luke the dog also gets in on the fun, and while a lot of it is pretty goofy, the light-hearted style works well enough, and makes it enjoyable to watch.