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ComedyAction

The Cook

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In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef and waiter of a fancy oceanside restaurant wreak havoc in the establishment. Adding to the complications is the arrival of a robber.

Release Date : 1918-09-15

Language :No Language

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Comique Film Company

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Character Name : The Chef

Original Name : Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Gender : Male

Buster Keaton

Character Name : The Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Buster Keaton

Gender : Male

Al St. John

Character Name : Holdup Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Al St. John

Gender : Male

Alice Lake

Character Name : Waitress / Cashier (uncredited)

Original Name : Alice Lake

Gender : Female

Glen Cavender

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Glen Cavender

Gender : Male

Bobby Dunn

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Dunn

Gender : Male

John Rand

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : John Rand

Gender : Male

Luke the Dog

Character Name :

Original Name : Luke the Dog

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-03-17

Arbuckle is the cook, Keaton is the waiter. The restaurant? Well that's a glorified café with a limited menu but some customers who clearly think they're in the Waldorf. That's not an accusation that could be levelled against the two staff members who spend much of their time mucking about causing quite a bit of wreckage and mayhem as they go. With the floor now bestrewn with crockery, an hoodlum arrives with designs on the gal and so the two men must team up with the maître-d' and their dog "Luke" and chase him away! There's a great deal of energy in this charming short feature from a very natural looking Arbuckle. He has an agility and nimbleness as he dances around the kitchen, cracking eggs whilst indulging in some knife throwing. Keaton, too, is clearly having some fun as they invent the world's first spaghetti laundry but I suppose it has to be the ladder-climbing dog that steals the story! "A restful afternoon"? Well maybe not for the carriage-pulling goats - and, of course, there just had to be a roller-coaster and a damsel in distress to rescue too!