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An Incompetent Hero

  • 19141914
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6.4/10
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ShortComedy
Fatty's flirting with neighbor Kennedy's wife, and he isn't happy about it. Al's a crook, Minta's a maid and Fatty gets caught in a chase through the house while Edgar's shooting at him.Fatty's flirting with neighbor Kennedy's wife, and he isn't happy about it. Al's a crook, Minta's a maid and Fatty gets caught in a chase through the house while Edgar's shooting at him.Fatty's flirting with neighbor Kennedy's wife, and he isn't happy about it. Al's a crook, Minta's a maid and Fatty gets caught in a chase through the house while Edgar's shooting at him.
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6.4/10
12
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    • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle(uncredited)
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    • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
    • Edgar Kennedy
    • Lucille Ward
    • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
    • Edgar Kennedy
    • Lucille Ward
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    Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
    Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
    • Fatty
    Edgar Kennedy
    Edgar Kennedy
    • Fatty's Neighbor
    Lucille Ward
    Lucille Ward
    • The Neighbor's Wife
    Minta Durfee
    Minta Durfee
    • The Neighbor's Maid
    Al St. John
    Al St. John
    • The Burglar
    Josef Swickard
    Josef Swickard
    • The Police Chief
    Ted Edwards
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Smith
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Slim Summerville
    Slim Summerville
    • Man in Police Station
    • (uncredited)
      • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle(uncredited)
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    Some laughable moments
    Fatty flirts with a married woman across the way. Later, when a burglar appears he crosses a rope into her room. A rough-house ensues with some laughable moments in it. This is well photographed throughout. - The Moving Picture World, November 21, 1914
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      • November 12, 1914 (United States)
      • United States
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      • Keystone Film Company
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