Oh Doctor!
Oh Doctor! is a 1917 American two-reel silent comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Buster Keaton.[2]
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Directed by | Roscoe Arbuckle |
Written by | Jean Havez Joseph Anthony Roach |
Starring | Roscoe Arbuckle Buster Keaton |
Cinematography | George Peters |
Edited by | Herbert Warren |
Production company | Comique Film Company |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
As described in Exhibitors Herald, a film magazine,[3] Dr. Fatty Holepoke (Arbuckle) bets all of his money on a horse and loses it. He becomes entangled in the meshes of a vampire (Mann), but when he hears the voice of "his master" (his wife), he finds himself in a serious predicament. With the assistance of a uniform stolen from a policeman, he manages to get away. He tries his luck again with the horses and wins lots of money. However, when he walks down the street his wife relieves him of all of it and leads him home, even though she is half his size.
Cast
- Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Dr. Fatty Holepoke
- Buster Keaton as Junior Holepoke
- Al St. John as Gambler
- Alice Mann as Vamp
- Alice Lake as Maid
Reception
Like many American films of the time, Oh Doctor! was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards.
The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of the scene where a man is pulling a women's skirt up to her knees.[4]
See also
- Fatty Arbuckle filmography
- Buster Keaton filmography
References
- Knopf, Robert (August 2, 1999). The Theater and Cinema of Buster Keaton. Princeton University Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-691-00442-6. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- "Progressive Silent Film List: Oh Doctor!". silentera.com. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
- "Reviews: Oh Doctor!". Exhibitors Herald. New York: Exhibitors Herald Company. 5 (17): 27. October 20, 1917.
- "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 5 (17): 33. October 20, 1917.
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