I've seen a lot of Keystone shorts recently--nearly all of Chaplin's and all those that still exist of Arbuckle. And, it soon becomes apparent that the exact same park is the setting in about 1/3 of all the shorts! It must have been located right next to the studio. All I know is that after a while, all these films started to look the same and I got sick of the accursed park. Fortunately for the audiences and you, this isn't a problem unless you are like me and just sit around watching these films all day! In this case, a very innocent series of events make Fatty look bad in the eyes of his nosy mother-in-law. But, he's sick of her interfering and, when he has too much to drink, he tells her off and throws her out. Unfortunately, through all the odd misunderstandings in this film, he is also nearly shot by a man who has a pistol that can fire an infinite number of shots without reloading and the bullets only seem to hit you in the butt (another Keystone gimmick that was way overused). Funny, yes--but very, very, very derivative.
Review of Fatty's Tintype Tangle
