Traveling Salesman (1921 film)
| Traveling Salesman | |
|---|---|
 Traveling Salesman Motion Picture News 5 14 1921 | |
| Directed by | Joseph Henabery |
| Written by |
James Forbes (play: The Traveling Salesman) Walter Woods |
| Starring | Fatty Arbuckle |
| Cinematography | Karl Brown |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 5 reels; 4,514 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Traveling Salesman is a 1921 American comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle. It is based on a 1908 play, The Traveling Salesman, by James Grant Forbes. A 1916 film of the play starred Frank McIntyre who had also starred in the play.[1][2] The survival status of both films is classified as unknown,[1] which suggests that they are lost films.
Plot
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As described in a film publication,[3] Bob Blake (Arbuckle), a travelling salesman, is the victim of a practical joke and gets off the train before his intended destination of Grand River. Bob is drenched in the pouring rain and, when he cannot find lodging, breaks into a private house that the sheriff is going to sell for a tax delinquency. The house belongs to Beth Elliott (Clarke), a telegraph operator at Grand River Station. Bob looks her up so he can pay for his lodging and falls in love with her. Franklin Royce (Holland), also in love with Beth, is jealous of Bob and accepts a proposition from Martin Drury (Taylor) to trick Beth out of the proceeds of the tax sale. In the end, Bob saves the house and wins the girl.
Cast
- Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Bob Blake
- Betty Ross Clarke as Beth Elliott
- Frank Holland as Franklin Royce
- Wilton Taylor as Martin Drury
- Lucille Ward as Mrs. Babbitt
- Jim Blackwell as Julius
- Richard Wayne as Ted Watts
- George C. Pearce as John Kimball (as George Pearce)
- Robert Dudley as Pierce Gill
- Gordon Rogers as Bill Crabb
See also
References
- 1 2 "Progressive Silent Film List: Traveling Salesman". Silent Era. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ↑ The Traveling Salesman as produced on Broadway at the Liberty Theatre (August 10, 1908) and the Gaiety Theatre (September 7, 1908) totaling 280 performances; IBDb.com
- ↑ "Traveling Salesman: "Fatty" Has Had Better Laugh-Getters Than This". Film Daily (New York City: Wyd's Films and Film Folks, Inc.) 16 (31): 4. May 1, 1921. Retrieved 2014-03-21.