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The Butcher Boy (1917)

Not Rated

Short | 30 min |Short, Comedy


Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses.

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Director

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Writers

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle (story) |Joseph Anthony Roach (story)

Cinematographer

Frank D. Williams

Editor

Herbert Warren

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Updated 1917 Apr 22


Release date

Apr 23, 1917 (United States)


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10 cast members
Name Known for
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle primary photo Roscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleFatty / Saccharine (as 'Fatty' Arbuckle) Fatty / Saccharine (as 'Fatty' Arbuckle) See fewer Leap Year (1924)
Buster Keaton primary photo Buster Keaton Buster Buster See fewer The General (1926)
Al St. John primary photo Al St. John Alum Alum See fewer Outlaws of the Plains (1946)
Josephine Stevens primary photo Josephine Stevens Almondine Almondine See fewer Fatty's Plucky Pup (1915)
Arthur Earle primary photo Arthur Earle The Manager The Manager See fewer Bride 13 (1920)
Joe Bordeaux primary photo Joe BordeauxAccomplice (as Joe Bordeau) Accomplice (as Joe Bordeau) See fewer The Man Hunter (1930)
Luke the Dog primary photo Luke the Dog Actor Actor See fewer The Cook (1918)
Charles Dudley primary photo Charles DudleyActor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer Rip Van Winkle (1924)
Alice Lake primary photo Alice LakeAmanda (uncredited) Amanda (uncredited) See fewer The Hole in the Wall (1921)
Agnes Neilson primary photo Agnes NeilsonMiss Teachem (uncredited) Miss Teachem (uncredited) See fewer Why Not Marry? (1922)

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