Good Night, Nurse!

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sean l Fatty Arbuckle plays a wealthy lush whose wife ships him off to the asylum for a quick fix to alcoholism; Buster Keaton plays the blood-soaked doctor who steps straight out of the operating room to greet him. There's a lot of dark subject matter at play here, an odd concept for high-tempo slapstick comedy, but that's all quickly shuffled to the side in favor of a reckless pillow fight and another bout of cross-dressing. This must be the fourth time Fatty has donned a woman's wig and dress, flirting with a red-cheeked young gentleman, in the past year. Despite that one notable repetition, he and Keaton still provide a good batch of fresh, funny new material to fill out the rest of the show. It's quite scattered and the story is secondary at best, but the physical humor lands with consistency and that's really why we're here, right? Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Fatty plays a drunk that tries to light a cigarette in the rain, and then gets committed by his wife for his alcoholism. Buster plays the surgeon that does his best with Fatty's problem. It's got several pretty great moments, but the overall film isn't that great. Like most of their other films, Buster doesn't get much opportunity to display his talent and ability, but there is one scene that Buster fans would want to see. Fatty dresses and drag and when Buster sees him, he falls head over heals for "her" and the look on his face (as in an actual facial expression) is priceless. Like what I mentioned before, Buster had not developed his deadpan style at this time, so he was still somewhat expressive. Overall, the film has some great moments, and is pretty funny despite an ordinary story and some other bland dated jokes. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member good n funny early silent with double punch comedy of buster & fatty Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Not one of Fatty's best but still had its moments. The first part in the rain was boring and unfunny but everything in the sanitarium was fun. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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