This tworeeler by roscoe fatty arbuckle involves a man arbuckle who escapes from his battleaxe wife agnes neilson by disappearing into coney island. Nov, 2016 buster keaton and alice mann in coney island, 1917. From big to small, we have a party package to meet your birthday needs. Another pratfallheavy goofabout that at least benefits from its impressive coney island backdrop. Just for the record buster is one of the cops, rumor has it that is him in drag flying out of the boat ride, and he does quickly kiss the maid in rough house. Rising to fame in mack sennetts keystone comedies, he was among the first performers to assume creative control of his films. Keaton plays a young man who wants to take his girl to the park, but doesnt have money for tickets, whereupon she goes to the park.
Coney island 1917 letterboxd social film discovery. Atz is still on a holiday schedule, so our first post of 2015 is a classic movie. John coney island is a silent short comedy starring roscoe fatty arbuckle, with buster keaton in a secondary role. Full slideshow on one block over, a blog by streeteasy. Betty grable also starred in the 1950 remake, wabash avenue. John, alice mann, alice lake, joe bordeaux, jimmy bryantwritten and directed by. Coney island is a residential and commercial neighborhood and entertainment area, located on a peninsula in the southwestern part of the borough of brooklyn in new york city. Coney island stars not only arbuckle, but also his nephew, comic acrobat al st. This film, directed by arbuckle, features fatty as a henpecked husband who escapes from his nagging wife for some fun at the famous luna park on coney island. Taking place at the coney island amusement park of new york city, its notable as the only film where buster keaton is seen laughing as this is before he developed his great stoneface persona. Buster is interesting to watch, in that he hasnt yet developed his trademark stoneface personality, and can be seen laughing, etc. This one is not a classic but it is a fun curiosity and time capsule.
Coney island 1917 directed by roscoe fatty arbuckle. Coney island 1917 is the 5th film starring the duo of buster keaton and fatty arbuckle, who also directed. I chose coney island because it sums up arbuckle so well. The neighborhood is bounded by manhattan beach to its east, lower new york bay to the south and west, and gravesend to the north, and includes the subsections of sea gate to its west and brighton beach to its east. Coney island 1917 roscoe fatty arbuckle made in 1917, this was buster keatons fifth film with fatty arbuckle and his fifth film full stop. Grost classic film and television may 17, 2017 exuberant, enjoyable slapstick comedy, with vivid look at coney island amusement park. Arbuckle escapes the watch of his domineering wife agnes neilson and heads. He was therefore nigh on unknown at this point and he gets accordingly little screen time, though hes fine when hes in front of the camera. A gay nineties musical set in that time period it also featured george montgomery, cesar romero, and phil silvers, was choreographed by hermes pan, and was directed by walter lang. All screenings take place at the coney island museum 1208 surf ave. Coney island also known as fatty at coney island is a 1917 american silent short comedy film written and directed by roscoe fatty arbuckle. Coney island 1917 silent film starring buster keaton and.
John buster keaton alice mann joe bordeaux jimmy bryant alice lake. Coney island s is a film directed by roscoe fatty arbuckle with roscoe fatty arbuckle, buster keaton, al st. See amazing photos of the cyclone, boardwalk, luna park and the beach. This winter and spring, join film historian eric grayson as he presents fallen stars, a film series featuring actors who were ostracized from hollywood. Coney island 1917 tvg 25min short, comedy 29 october 1917 usa roscoe tries to dump his wife so he can enjoy the beach attractions. Coney island, 1917 is my attempt to inhabit the first real date shared by the artist georgia okeeffe and the photographer alfred stieglitz.
Coney island 1917 a dogs life 1918 hard luck 1921 the kid 1921 the champeen 1923 safety last. Fatty has been dragged along to coney island by his wife who. Coney island fatty arbuckle, buster keaton famous clowns. It is very cool to have coney island of 1917 preserved on film. If youve never seen coney island, the 1917 silent comedy directed by and starring roscoe fatty arbuckle, with comic actor al st. Keaton and arbuckle both mill about through a gagfest that arguably even more so than the other films they produced in this time period eschews any attempt at a narrative. Coney island 1917 starring fatty arbuckle, buster keaton, al st. Coney island is a 1917 american silent short comedy film written and directed by roscoe fatty arbuckle, and. The man had many talents, and this 25minute short draws upon all of them. With roscoe fatty arbuckle, buster keaton, joe bordeaux, jimmy bryant. Find release information for coney island 1917 roscoe fatty arbuckle on allmovie. The owner of this website is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon properties including, but not limited to,,, or.
A coney island princess 1916, a silent film comedydrama starring irene fenwick and owen moore coney island 1917 film, a silent comedy film starring fatty arbuckle and buster keaton coney island 1928 film, a film by ralph ince starring lois wilson, lucille mendez and eugene strong. Coney island, 1917 poetry by jessica jacobs flyway. John an old friend, alice mann, agnes neilson, james bryant, joe bordeau joe bordeauxcomique film corporation production. Coney island also known as fatty at coney island is a 1917 american tworeel silent comedy film written by, directed by, and starring roscoe fatty arbuckle and featuring buster keaton. Coney island 1917 begins with the lass on keatons arm. John and a young buster keaton, youre in for a treat. Although the first shot of it is inexplicably at night with all the rides lit up, but the entire movie takes place in the day time. Roscoe tries to dump his wife so he can enjoy the beach attractions. Ash buster keaton performing a backflip to celebrate becoming a lifeguard and its somewhat disconcerting how easily he becomes one is definitely the highlight of this tworeeler, pointing to the supreme physical gracefulness he. Luna park is the first new amusement park to be built in coney island in over 40 years, complete with brand new rides, roller coasters, games, an arcade, gokarts, restaurants, food stands and the historic cyclone roller coaster. Coney island museum, 1208 surf avenue, saturday, september 5, 2015, 8. Think how much fun they must have had filming this there. Media in category coney island 1917 film the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.
Coney island also known as fatty at coney island is a 1917 american silent short comedy film written and directed by roscoe fatty arbuckle, and starring arbuckle and buster keaton. Buster keaton and alice mann in coney island, 1917. Coney island 1917 teljes film online magyar felirat. Coney island 1917 by popegrutch this movie was the fifth collaboration between roscoe fatty arbuckle and buster keaton, coming out just a month after oh, doctor. Coney island, aka fatty at coney island, is a 1917 film starring fatty arbuckle and a young buster keaton. You may know what the beach looks like now, but these historic images of coney island will give you insight into the past.
Coney island is a 1943 american technicolor musical film released by twentieth century fox and starring betty grable in one of her biggest hits. When ray runs away, molly finds her at coney island, riding in the tea cups at the old astroland. I lived in new york for a number of years, so i was fortunate or unfortunate, depending on your perspective to know firsthand the dingy waters off that carnival shore. Watch coney island 1917 silent film starring buster keaton and fatty arbuckle silent films on dailymotion. Roscoe fatty arbuckle roscoe arbuckle the husband, buster keaton buster. When her beau cannot afford entry into luna park, she waltzes away with st.
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