Coney Island (1917) Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (part 2 of 2)

Coney Island (also known as Fatty at Coney Island) is a 1917 short silent film comedy written and directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and starring Arbuckle and Buster Keaton. The twenty-four minute film follows Arbuckle's antics at Coney Island, the New York City amusement park and beach resort, where he sneaks away from his wife to enjoy the attractions, gets a rival for another woman arrested, and disguises himself as a woman. The Keystone Kops are also featured.
Coney Island was filmed before Keaton had fully established his screen persona. Because of this, he employs a wide range of facial expressions, including mugging and laughing, differing drastically from his subsequent unsmiling, but still eloquent, expression.
Arbuckle breaks the fourth wall in one scene where, about to change his clothes, he directly looks at the camera and gestures for it to raise its view above his waist; the camera obligingly does so.

[@dennisfrost8642]

Great to see these old movies again.

[@MissGoldenDreams13]

Two of the best things in the world happen at the same time in this video- the song "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" and Buster's adorably boyish laughter.

[@cms7451]

WHAT A BACK FLIP! :) Buster you are so amazing. There will never be another as great.

[@beekaythe1andonly]

I agree about the Back Flip. c,s8451 -- that's when I totally fell in love with Buster! He's also darling disguised as a Keystone Kop in this film.

[@714AD]

Almost mistook him for Mama Cass..

[@beekaythe1andonly]

Roscoe (I don't call him "fatty" -- when people did, he replied that he did have a name.) Anyway, Roscoe DID look wonderful as a lady. When he and Buster dressed as women, they really tried to look beautiful instead the tired jokes of a guy with a five o'clock shadow in a dress.