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Buster’s Beginnings

The Cook

20m

Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle • 1918 • United States
Starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St. John

Two chefs cook up pandemonium at a high-end restaurant.

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    Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle • 1919 • United States
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    Directed by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle • 1920 • United States
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