When people think of the great comedians of the silent film era, the names that come up first tend to be Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Laurel and Hardy.
All of them are iconic of course. The Little Tramp is instantly recognizable, even over 100 years later. Buster Keaton was the Great Stoneface and his stunts are still astonishing to see. And Laurel and Hardy were arguably the first great comedy team of the silver screen.
One name that does not come up very often is Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, and that’s really too bad.
Arbuckle was an astonishing talent.