Characters & Themes
The Rough House (1917) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1917 · 20 mins
- Starring
- Buster Keaton, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Al St. John, Alice Lake, Glen Cavender, Josephine Stevens
Mr. Rough lives with his newly‑wed wife and meddling mother‑in‑law. In a slapstick mishap he sets the bridal bedroom on fire, while the house cook tries to win over the maid, who only has eyes for a charming delivery boy. Chaos spirals when Rough is forced to cook for two duplicitous guests, culminating in a disastrous dinner party that leaves Mrs. Rough questioning their true intentions.
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