Movie: The Rough House

Top 7 Billed Cast

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Mr. Rough

Al St. John
Al St. John

Cook

Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton

Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop

Alice Lake
Alice Lake

Mrs. Rough

Agnes Neilson
Agnes Neilson

Mother-in-Law

Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender

Josephine Stevens
Josephine Stevens

Maid

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    Living under the same roof with his newly-wed wife and his mother-in-law, a careless Mr Rough sets the nuptial bedroom on fire, as the residence's cook tries to woo the maid who only has eyes for the charming delivery boy. As one thing leads to another, Mr Rough ends up preparing dinner for a pair of duplicitous guests, when, clearly, he should be staying out of the kitchen. Does Mrs Rough know the visitors' true intentions? But, above all, how will this disastrous dinner party at the Rough house end?

  • Release Date

    1917-06-25

  • Average

    5.529

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    A vast, fast and exciting comedy

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