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Auction History Result 4t1625 ROSCOE FATTY ARBUCKLE 8x10.25 still 1932 signing a contract with Warner Bros. with Sam Sax! Date Sold 8/1/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10 1/4" [20 x 26 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle was a wildly popular silent actor. In the late 1910s, he was probably the most famous and most successful silent comedian, and in 1918, he discovered Buster Keaton, who appeared in a number of movies with him, before going on to major stardom himself. Arbuckle's career was cut short in 1921, at the height of his fame, when he was accused of raping and causing the death of minor actress Virginia Rappe at an infamous party. Despite a significant lack of evidence, he was put on trial, and there were two trials that ended in hung juries, and then at this third trial, where Buster Keaton testified in his defense, he was not only acquitted, but the jury gave him a letter apologizing for the injustices done to him! But because of the scandal, his career was ruined. While Hollywood would eventually "forgive" him, and he started making movies again in 1932, he would only make six new films (comedy shorts for Warner Bros.) between this time and June 1933 (less than nine months later), when he passed away from a heart attack, and he was just 46 years old. Some of his movies include: Fatty and Mabel Adrift, The Garage, Back Stage, Go West, and the Bell Boy. Important Added Info: Note that this really cool and historic still is from when Fatty Arbuckle was signed by Warner Bros.' Vitaphone studio to start making comedy shorts again in 1932, eleven years after the scandal that mostly ended his career! This is an original still from 1932, but it was reused by Dell Publishing Company in 1955, and their date stamp is on the back, but it is an original 1932 still. Condition: good. There is slight discoloration at bottom center, caused by the snipe glued to the back, but it does not affect the main image. There is also some grease pencil instructions in the borders. Learn More about condition grades 
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