Film & Docs

Oh Doctor!

Dr Fatty Arbuckle's roving eye gets him into trouble when a lady thief goes after his wife's jewellery. Buster Keaton makes his mark in a recently-rediscovered comedy short.

Director
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Writers
Jean C. Havez
Joseph Anthony Roach

Cast
Dr Fatty Holepoke: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Junior Holepoke: Buster Keaton
Gambler: Al St. John
Vamp: Alice Mann
Maid: Alice Lake

Buster Keaton makes an early mark in this 1917 feature, which stars Fatty Arbuckle at the height of his career.

Fatty is Dr. Holepoke, who, while at the races with his wife and family, has his attention taken by a pretty woman. When both he and the other woman's boyfriend lose their money on the same horse, both of the women are unhappy, but while Dr. Holepoke thinks about how to get some new patients, the other man has a plan to recover some of his losses at the doctor's expense