Oh, Doctor! is another Fatty Arbuckle/Buster Keaton collaboration. This time Fatty Arbuckle plays a reckless, feckless doctor caught up in a complex (or at least convoluted) plot involving gambling, hustling, theft, and seduction, while Buster Keaton plays his dandyish son.
I can’t really think of much to say about this, I’m afraid. It was amiable enough, and at least it tried something different, rather than relying on Fatty Arbuckle’s usual staple of filling up any spare five minutes with everlasting food fights.
Also I liked this joke quite a lot, though I’m not sure exactly why.
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Notes
1. I watched this on blu-ray again. I captured the stills from this slightly grubby version on youtube.
2. This was a marked improvement on yesterday’s viewing, though it still lacked any stand-out scenes
3. I’m missing Luke the Dog quite a lot right now.
4. Hopefully he turns up again soon.
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Film Information
Title: Oh, Doctor!
Director: Fatty Arbuckle
Year: 1917
Duration: 24 minutes
Watch: youtube