{"id":31409,"date":"2022-12-30T08:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=31409"},"modified":"2022-12-29T19:29:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T00:29:37","slug":"leap-year-1924-starring-fatty-arbuckle-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=31409","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Leap Year&#8221; (1924) starring Fatty Arbuckle \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2022\/z123022zview_leapyear.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"711\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Leap Year <\/strong><\/em>(1924)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Director:\u00a0 <strong>James Cruze, Roscoe &#8216;Fatty&#8217; Arbuckle <\/strong>(uncredited)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Screenplay: <strong>Walter Woods <\/strong>from a story by<strong> Sarah Y. Mason<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stars: <strong>Roscoe<em> &#8216;Fatty&#8217;<\/em> Arbuckle<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tagline: None.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Plot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stanley Piper (Arbuckle) lives with his rich uncle.\u00a0 As his Uncle prepares for a trip, he warns Stanley about falling in love with every woman he meets.\u00a0 Stanley is in love with just one woman.\u00a0 But through a series of mix-ups several women believe that Stanley has proposed to them&#8230; and they&#8217;re all heading to see Stanley at his Uncle&#8217;s mansion.\u00a0 What could go wrong?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Roscoe <em>Fatty<\/em> Arbuckle was at one time arguably the most popular actor in Hollywood.\u00a0 He was also one of the highest paid!\u00a0 Arbuckle was a breakout star from his appearances in shorts for <em>Keystone Studios<\/em>.\u00a0 Roscoe Arbuckle served as a mentor to Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Bob Hope.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arbuckle was making his move into feature length films when he was charged with rape and manslaughter in the death of actress Virginia Rappe.\u00a0 He was tried three times!\u00a0 The first two trials resulted in hung juries.\u00a0 Arbuckle was acquitted in the third trial.\u00a0 For all intents and purposes, Roscoe Arbuckle was finished as a big Hollywood star.\u00a0 He didn&#8217;t work much and when he directed it was under the name William Goodrich.\u00a0 Roscoe Arbuckle died in his sleep in 1933.\u00a0 He was just 46 years old.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Leap Year<\/em> was completed in 1921, but because of the scandal it wasn&#8217;t released in the United States until 1981 for a limited run.\u00a0 1924 is listed as the year of release due to the film being shown in Finland.\u00a0 <em>Leap Year<\/em> showcased Fatty Arbuckle in his final feature length film.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em style=\"color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font); font-size: inherit;\"><strong>Leap Year <\/strong><\/em><span style=\"color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font); font-size: inherit;\">earns 3 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2022\/z123022zview_leapyear2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leap Year (1924) Director:\u00a0 James Cruze, Roscoe &#8216;Fatty&#8217; Arbuckle (uncredited) Screenplay: Walter Woods from a story by Sarah Y. 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