Back Stage

Back Stage

6.3IMDb Score
Released:1919-09-07
Genre:Comedy
Duration:26 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Roscoe Arbuckle
Actors:Roscoe Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Jack Coogan Sr., Charles A. Post, Al St. John
Production:Comique Film Company

Overview:

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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