Public Domain
Fatty and Mabel's Simple Life
1915 · Keystone Film Company · Dir. Roscoe Arbuckle
Fatty is a farm hand at Mabel's father's place. He and Mabel love each other, but dad wants to marry Mabel off to the landowner's son in exchange for tearing up the mortgage. When Mabel and Fatty find out dad's plan, they elope, pursued by dad, the hopeful suitor, and the local constables.
Confidence
100
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Why this status applies
Under the current laws of the United States, all works published or registered before January 1, 1929, have entered the public domain. This film, a Keystone comedy directed by and starring Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle alongside Mabel Normand, was released in January 1915.
Because the film was released well before the 1929 cutoff, its copyright has expired regardless of whether it was ever renewed. It is currently available in various public domain archives and silent film collections without restriction.
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