The Butcher Boy (1917)
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Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses.
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Roscoe ArbuckleFatty / Saccharine
Buster KeatonBuster
Al St. JohnAlum
Josephine StevensAlmondineArthur EarleThe ManagerJoe BordeauxAccomplice
Charles Dudley
Alice LakeAgnes NeilsonMiss TeachemLuke the DogKeywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityDrag · General Store · MolassesDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference440034Actor preference435639 · 252402 · 197881
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Frequently asked questions about The Butcher Boy
What is The Butcher Boy about?
Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses.
How long is The Butcher Boy?
The Butcher Boy has a runtime of 24 minutes.