Fool's Luck

Fool's Luck is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Roscoe Arbuckle as William Goodrich.[1] Although Arbuckle was acquitted in the third trial for the death of Virginia Rappe, he could not obtain work in Hollywood under his own name, so he adopted the pseudonym William Goodrich for directing the comedy shorts he made under his contract with Educational Film Exchanges.[2]

Fool's Luck
Directed byWilliam Goodrich
(Roscoe Arbuckle)
Written byFatty Arbuckle
(as William Goodrich)
StarringLupino Lane
CinematographyBert Houck
Production
company
Lupino Lane Comedy Corporation
Distributed byEducational Film Exchanges
Release date
  • March 21, 1926 (1926-03-21)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Percy, a wealthy young man, has his income cut off just when the rent is due and his sweetheart Helen and her father are invited for dinner. The landlord ejects him and his valet. They move out and take their furniture away in a truck, which is demolished by a train. The train agent settles with them for a huge amount just in time for them to purchase a duplicate set of furniture, move it back into their rooms, and pay the rent in time to greet their dinner guests.

Cast

See also

References
  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: Fool's Luck". silentera.com. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  2. Oderman, Stuart (2005). Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle: A Biography of the Silent Film Comedian, 1887-1933. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 201, 207. ISBN 978-0-7864-2277-7.
  3. "New Pictures: Fool's Luck". Exhibitors Herald. Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co. 25 (3): 52. April 3, 1926. Retrieved May 1, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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