Five silent two-reel comedies made by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle at the peak of     his popularity and creative freedom. Made after Arbuckle left Keystone to set    up his own production unit at Paramount, these historic shorts also feature      the great Buster Keaton in his earliest screen performances. The Butcher    Boy (1917) was not only Arbuckle's first independent production, but also   Keaton's film debut. The Bell Boy (1918) features Fatty and Buster as    incompetent hotel employees. Out West (1918) is a broad western parody  .  Moonshine (1918) is a genuine comedy classic that includes a sharp jab   at Chaplin's pathos-filled endings. Lastly there is The Hayseed (1919),  in which Keaton's "Great Stone Face" persona really begins to take shape. All  the films have been digitally mastered from the best surviving materials.   They are shown at correct projection speeds with restored intertitles and color     tinting, and new music scores and sound effects by the Alloy Orchestra.        Roscoe Arbuckle---USA---1917-1919---125 mins.