Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day (1915)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Good-hearted and fun one-reeler from Keystone has a wife (Mabel Normand) slaving away at laundry while her worthless husband sleeps. Their neighbor (Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle) finds himself doing laundry for a worthless wife. Soon Fatty and Mabel meet up for some fun, which of course doesn't sit well with their "others." MABEL AND FATTY'S WASH DAY certainly isn't the best film that the team made together but there are enough small laughs to make it worth sitting through. There are some funny moments including the husband going off on Fatty early in the picture as well as another scene at the end when the husband is mistaken for a thief. The majority of the smiles come from the charm of Arbuckle who does a very good job here in regards to the acting. I thought he made for a very sympathetic character and at least made you feel for him and laugh. Normand is also good in her role even though she isn't given as much to do. The film runs at a very good pace as the director (Arbuckle) manages to keep everything flowing well.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Good-hearted and fun one-reeler from Keystone has a wife (Mabel Normand) slaving away at laundry while her worthless husband sleeps. Their neighbor (Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle) finds himself doing laundry for a worthless wife. Soon Fatty and Mabel meet up for some fun, which of course doesn't sit well with their "others." MABEL AND FATTY'S WASH DAY certainly isn't the best film that the team made together but there are enough small laughs to make it worth sitting through. There are some funny moments including the husband going off on Fatty early in the picture as well as another scene at the end when the husband is mistaken for a thief. The majority of the smiles come from the charm of Arbuckle who does a very good job here in regards to the acting. I thought he made for a very sympathetic character and at least made you feel for him and laugh. Normand is also good in her role even though she isn't given as much to do. The film runs at a very good pace as the director (Arbuckle) manages to keep everything flowing well.