Saturday, July 3, 2021

Roscoe Arbuckle -- All Aboard for "Laff" Land -- July 3, 2021

 

Rock Island Argus, 16-July-1921

100 years ago, Roscoe Arbuckle appeared in a lot of movies in a short time. He appeared in five features released during 1921.

In The Traveling Salesman, Roscoe played Bob Blake, a travelling salesman who left a train in the wrong town, and sought shelter from a rainstorm. His leading lady was Betty Ross Clarke. I keep trying to type her name as Betsy Ross Clarke.

The Traveling Salesman was based on a 1908 play by James Grant Forbes.

Rock Island Argus, 26-July-1921



French actors imitate Roscoe Arbuckle and Charlie Chaplin at a benefit for elderly actors.

Moving Picture World, 02-July-1921

Moving Picture World, 09-July-1921

San Francisco's California Theater, at Fourth and Market, played The Travelling Salesman, a feature starring Roscoe Arbuckle, and Larry Semon in "The Bakery." Both men made a personal appearance. Roscoe drove up from Hollywood in his custom car.

Motion Picture News, 08-January-1921

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