

Back Stage
1919-09-07 · 26 min · ★ 6.4
Roscoe and Buster give a bullying Strongman the what-for, but after the performance troupe quits it's up to Fatty and Buster to keep the show going.
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- Directors
- Roscoe Arbuckle
- Production companies
- Comique Film Company
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- United States of America
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- Released
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Roscoe ArbuckleStagehand
Buster KeatonStagehand
Jack Coogan Sr.Clarence Marmalade
Charles A. Post
Al St. JohnStagehand
Molly MaloneAssistant
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