The Hayseed (1919)

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.

Director:

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Writer:

Jean C. Havez (story)

Stars:

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Molly Malone

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle	...	Mailman
Buster Keaton	...	Manager, general store
Molly Malone	...	Rural girl
Jack Coogan Sr.	...	Constable (as John Coogan)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

hide and seek | magic | haystack | postman | reverse footage | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 1919 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fatty cartero

Filming Locations:

Henry Lehrman Studios, Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Comique Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

27 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The music for the Image Entertainment DVD release was newly composed by Neil Brand, pianist at the National Film Institute in London.

User Reviews

Has Some Pretty Good Gags

The Arbuckle/Keaton feature "The Hayseed" is a short comedy that has some pretty good gags. The material is held together more by the situation - 'Fatty' and Buster are running a combination general store/post office - than by the plot. There are some routine stretches, but also some good parts, with Keaton getting some of the best moments this time.

As in most of the Arbuckle/Keaton features, they get lots of mileage out of the props and the settings, with some rather creative ideas. Arbuckle has some imaginative ways of handling the mail, and the general store also provides good material. John Coogan (Jackie Coogan's father) also appears as Arbuckle's rival.

Most of it works, and though it's not one of the most memorable Arbuckle/Keaton shorts, it's still worth seeing. Like all of the features in the series, it offers pleasant light entertainment with characters that seem like old friends.