Fatty and Mabel Adrift

Infobox_Film
name = Fatty and Mabel Adrift


caption = Theatrical poster to "Fatty and Mabel Adrift" (1916)
director = Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
producer = Mack Sennett
writer = Roscoe "Fatty' Arbuckle
starring = Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Mabel Normand
Al St. John
Joe Bordeaux
Jimmy Bryant
Glen Cavender
Luke the Dog
Frank Hayes
Wayland Trask
Mai Wells
music =
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = Triangle Film Corporation
released = January 9, 1916
runtime = 34 min.
language = Silent film
English (original intertitles)
country = USA
budget =
imdb_id = 0006668
preceded_by =
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"Fatty and Mabel Adrift" is a 1916 Keystone short comedy film starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, and Al St. John.

Plot

The story involves Arbuckle as a farm boy marrying his sweetheart, Normand. They have their honeymoon with Fatty's dog Luke, at a cottage on the seashore. At high tide that night, Al St. John (Fatty's rival) and his confederates set the cottage adrift. Fatty and Mabel awaken the next morning to find themselves surrounded by water in their bedroom, and the house afloat.

Cast

* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Fatty
* Mabel Normand - Mabel
* Al St. John - Hiram Perkins' son
* Joe Bordeaux - Henchman
* Jimmy Bryant - Henchman
* Glen Cavender - I. Landem, Realtor
* Luke the Dog - Himself - Dog
* Frank Hayes - Mabel's father
* Wayland Trask - Brutus Bombastic, Chief Criminal
* Mai Wells - Mabel's mother (as May Wells)

Critical response

"Variety" gave the films a positive review, commenting that "the picture is amusing with some new and good effects, without the customary dose of messy slapstick one expects in a Keystone with these principals."

As was often the case in contemporary reviews of Arbuckle films, the direction of the film is singled out for praise, though it is not mentioned that Arbuckle himself is the director. The review mentions "a dandy lightning storm is a feature of the film and there are some pretty views of breakers rushing on to the shore."

The review found Al St. John's performance not as good as his usual work for Keystone, but added "The picture is a sure laugh maker and as it is fairly clean, it is the more worthy."

"Fatty and Mabel Adrift" was the closing movie of the 56-film Arbuckle retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in April and May 2006 and was cited by the curators in the introductory remarks as their favorite of Arbuckle's work.

ee also

* Fatty Arbuckle filmography

References

*"Fatty and Mabel Adrift" (film review) in "Variety Weekly". February 4, 1916.

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