CLEOPATRA
SCENE: THE COOK /
1918
Directed
by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
The 1918 silent short film The Cook focused on the shenanigans of Roscoe Arbuckle
as the Cook and Buster Keaton as the Waiter in a upper crust restaurant. With
Arbuckle dancing drag in pots and pans, this clip
spoofs screen goddess Theda Bara for her roles in both Cleaopatra (1917)
and Salomé (1918).
The entire film was believed to be lost until 1996, when it was uncovered
in the vaults of the Norwegian Film Institute. Unfortunately the print was
incomplete
when
found.
What remains
is currently available on DVD as The Cook and Other Treasures.
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