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Roscoe Arbuckle (center), Molly Malone and Buster Keaton (third from right).
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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Back Stage
Also known as {Backstage}
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Roscoe Arbuckle
Cast: Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle (Roscoe Arbuckle) [stagehand], Buster Keaton [stagehand], Al St. John [stagehand], Molly Malone [the strongman’s assistant], John Coogan [a dancer]
Comique Film Corporation production; distributed by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation [Paramount-Arbuckle Comedy]. / Produced by Joseph M. Schenck. Scenario by [?] Roscoe Arbuckle and/or Jean Havez? Presented by Joseph M. Schenck. / © 20 August 1919 by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation [LP14114]. Released 7 September 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Color-tinted. / The production was shot at the Comique studio in Edendale [Los Angeles], California. Keaton’s first film with Arbuckle after his war service. Reputed to be the first comedy with color tints.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [The Moving Picture World, 20 December 1919, page 1013] Burlesque of stage life. Roscoe and Buster do a dance together.
Survival status: Print exists in the film holdings of Cohen Media Group (Raymond Rohauer collection) [35mm positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 26 January 2015.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Dardis-Keaton pp. 56, 287; Edmonds-Arbuckle pp. 146e, 146f, 265; Kerr-Silent p. 124; Miller-Comedies p. 16 : with additional information provided by Bret Wood.
Home video: DVD.
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