A Screamingly Funny Comedy -- January 19, 2020

Seattle Star, 15-January-1920

"The Garage" is one of my favorite shorts starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Buster Keaton.

Seattle Star, 15-January-1920

Apollo of the Suspenders -- September 21, 2019

Moving Picture World, 27-September-1919

Roscoe Arbuckle in a contemplative scene from "Back Stage."

Moving Picture World, 20-September-1919

Roscoe and his co-star, Luke.

Moving Picture World, 20-September-1919

Roscoe's leading lady in "Back Stage" was Molly Malone.

Moving Picture World, 20-September-1919

"One of the liveliest, funniest, fastest, most original, bound-to-be-the-most-popular Fatty Arbuckle subject ever released." Lots of hyphens.

Fatty Arbuckle Has Written a Song -- August 27, 2019

Moving Picture World, 30-August-1919

Buster Keaton's first movie after his return from military service was "Back Stage," one of the funniest Comique productions.

Moving Picture World, 09-August-1919

Two stories that we saw last month insisted that Roscoe was not a partner with Pathé Lehrman, but a tenant in his new studio.

Moving Picture World, 23-August-1919

Roscoe moved his productions from Glendale to Culver City.

Moving Picture World, 09-August-1919

This item reminds us that Roscoe was the "manager, owner and general factotum" of the Vernon baseball team of the Pacific Coast League, and that Molly Malone was the team's mascot.

Moving Picture World, 02-August-1919

Moving Picture World, 09-August-1919

Roscoe's wife, Minta Durfee, signed to appear in a series of comedies for Truart Pictures.

Moving Picture World, 02-August-1919

Roscoe's nephew, Al St John, signed a contract to appear in a series of sort comedies produced by the Warner Brothers.

Moving Picture World, 09-August-1919

Buster Keaton is Back in the Cast -- July 27, 2019

Film Fun, July, 1919

"This is Fatty -- no, this is Magnate Roscoe Arbuckle, president and owner of the Vernon Club of the Pacific Coast League."

Moving Picture World, 05-July-1919

Buster Keaton was back from his service in the Army.  Roscoe made his next film, "Back Stage," in a leased studio in Glendale.  It is a good one.

Moving Picture World, 12-July-1919

Roscoe and Henry Lehrman were planning to share a new studio they were building in Culver City.

Moving Picture World, 12-July-1919

"Buster Keaton is back in the cast ... The company is working at the Astra Studio in Glendale, Cal., pending preparation of a new studio located probably in Culver City."

Motion Picture News, 05-July-1919

Buster talked about his deafness, which resulted from the horrible climate in Europe.

Moving Picture World, 19-July-1919

Roscoe explained that he was not entering into a partnership with Pathé Lehrman, but would "become a tenant of the plant."

Moving Picture World, 26-July-1919

The new studio in Culver City was going to be near Thomas H Ince's studio.

Moving Picture World, 05-July-1919

Not only did Roscoe own a professional baseball team, he was also a big fight fan. He rode on a special train with other celebrities to see the Dempsey-Willard heavyweight championship which took place in Toledo, Ohio on 04-July-1919:
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2019/07/fight-should-have-ended-in-one-round.html

Comedies...Without Vulgarity -- June 30, 2019

Moving Picture World, 28-June-1919

100 years ago this month, in June, 1919, Roscoe Arbuckle still awaited the return of Buster Keaton from his service in the army.

Moving Picture World, 28-June-1919

Paramount touted its upcoming movies in a multi-page ad.  This page talks about the Paramount-Arbuckle Comedies.

Moving Picture World, 28-June-1919

This article, from a series of articles about Paramount players, says that Roscoe "will continue his policy of making comedies with originality and novelties, and without vulgarity."

Moving Picture World, 07-June-1919

Molly Malone appeared with Roscoe, served as mascot of his Pacific Coast League baseball club, and divorced her husband.

Clear to the Roof -- May 25, 1919

Moving Picture World, 10-May-1919

100 years ago this month, in May, 1919, Buster Keaton was awaiting his discharge from the Army. Roscoe Arbuckle and Al St John continued to produce comedies for Comique in California.

Moving Picture World, 10-May-1919

Roscoe's wife, Minta Durfee, who had appeared in many Keystone comedies, considered returning to the screen.

Moving Picture World, 10-May-1919

"...she is wading through scenarios and books that contain the material in which she is most interested."

Moving Picture World, 17-May-1919

"...one of the few leading women who is going to return to the screen, after a two years' absence."  She did not return to movies at this time, but did appear in uncredited parts in many talkies.

Maui News, 30-May-1919

If you were in Maui, Territory of Hawaii, you could see Roscoe in "The Pullman Porter" at the Wailuku Orpheum.

Moving Picture World, 03-May-1919

Tower Film Corporation was rereleasing old movies, including a set of twelve Keystones with Roscoe.

Moving Picture World, 10-May-1919

"Custer's Last Fight" was a 1912 film produced by Thomas Ince. Francis Ford played Custer and directed.  The William S Hart films were two-reelers produced by Ince in 1914.

Moving Picture World, 24-May-1919

Buster returned from doing his duty.

Moving Picture World, 31-May-1919

Roscoe purchased the Vernon franchise of the Pacific Coast League.  Roscoe and Buster were great baseball fans.

A scorebook graced with a photo of Roscoe.

Moving Picture World, 31-May-1919

Roscoe, Buster, Al St John and leading lady Molly Malone put on a comedy exhibition before a double header against the San Francisco Seals. The Vernon Tigers and the Seals split the double header.

Moving Picture World, 09-August-1919