The Butcher Boy poster

The Butcher Boy( 1917)

TV-MAComedy
61%
User
Score

A scream in two reels

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

      Fatty / Saccharine

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      Buster Keaton

      Buster

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      Al St. John

      Alum

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      Josephine Stevens

      Almondine

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      Arthur Earle

      The Manager

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      Joe Bordeaux

      Accomplice

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      Charles Dudley

      (uncredited)

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      Alice Lake

      Amanda (uncredited)

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      Agnes Neilson

      Miss Teachem (uncredited)

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      Luke the Dog

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • silent film
    • drag
    • molasses
    • general store
    • treadmill
    • short film