Coney Island

1917

Action / Comedy

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 36% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 36%
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 2050 2.1K

silent film amusement park keystone kops short film

Plot summary

Arbuckle escapes the watch of his domineering wife and heads for Coney Island. Keaton arrives that same day with his attractive, and rather easy, girlfriend, who is immediately stolen from him by St. John.

Director

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Photo
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Top cast

Buster Keaton Photo
Buster Keaton as Rival / Cop with Moustache
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Photo
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty
Alice Lake Photo
Alice Lake as Girl at Vanity Table
Joe Bordeaux Photo
Joe Bordeaux as Sledgehammer Man / Cop
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235.19 MB
1280*960
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
12 hr 25 min
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436.67 MB
1440*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
12 hr 25 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by wes-connors 6 / 10

Fun with Fatty, Buster and Al

New York City's beach-side Coney Island amusement park is the setting. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle plays in the sand with inattentive wife Agnes Neilson. Fatty leaves her and goes to enjoy the rides and attractions at Luna. Fatty's friendly rivals Buster Keaton and Al St. John are there, causing laughter. The three men vie for the attentions of pretty Alice Mann. Fatty's yen for women's clothing increases the merriment and a few Keystone Kops later join in the fun. The cast is in good form, with the men famously physical. Keaton's stunts are the most daring. He also cries and laughs herein, well before his character's non-emotional "stone face" was cemented. This two-reel short seems cobbled, but is recommended more for its cast, setting and physical comedy.****** Coney Island (10/29.1917) Roscoe Arbuckle ~ Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St. John, Agnes Neilson
Reviewed by SendiTolver 5 / 10

Too Many Women Can't Make Right

When you watch several Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle's movies in a row then you can notice that he was quite one note comedian, unlike his much more famous colleagues Charles Chaplin or Buster Keaton. In 'Coney Island' Fatty doesn't fight for the love of a woman, in this one he tries to evade his wife to spend the fun day at the luna park. Still, he meets gorgeous girl to whom he falls in love and again he has to fight off competition. At least 'Coney Island' doesn't include too much food fights, only couple of ice creams get thrown around, but Fatty still dresses up as a woman. This time he does it for the access into the bathing house. Good enough to pass 25 minutes to get couple of laughs (mostly from Buster, though).
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