Fatty's Magic Pants

1914Short⏱️ 12m

ComedyShort

⭐ 5.3

IMDB Rating

223 votes

'Fatty' is looking forward to attending a formal occasion. But in order to go, he has to be properly dressed, and he encounters unexpected difficulties in getting himself ready.

Director

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Writers

N/A

Stars

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Charley Chase, Minta Durfee

Release Date

December 14, 1914

Language

None, English

Country

United States

💬 8

Reviews

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

as Fatty

Charley Chase

as Party Guest

Minta Durfee

as Fatty's Sweetheart

Harry McCoy

as Fatty's Rival

Alice Davenport

as Party Hostess

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Phyllis Allen

as Fatty's Mother

Glen Cavender

as Cop

Dixie Chene

as Party Guest

Edward F. Cline

as Doorman

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Frank Opperman

as Clothing Store Operator

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Production

Keystone Film Company

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Roscoe Arbuckle's version of pathos.

by mkilmer • 2006-06-15

"I saw this Arbuckle short on DVD as the WH Productions reissue, "Fatty's Suitless Days." Fatty is competing with a young Charley Chase, sans moustache, for the affections of Minta Durfee, who in real life would become Mrs. Roscoe Arbuckle. Fatty wants to take her to a dance, but he doesn't own a suit. After some bickering with his mom at her washboard, he steals Charley's dress suit and takes Minta to the dance. Charley arrives at the dance, opens fire on Fatty with his pistol in a scene of gun violence which shocked my modern sensibilities. (Not really, but it's ..."

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📖 Synopsis

'Fatty' is looking forward to attending a formal occasion. But in order to go, he has to be properly dressed, and he encounters unexpected difficulties in getting himself ready.