Fatty’s Magic Pants

In Fatty’s Magic Pants (1914) Fatty Arbuckle wants to take his girl Minta Durfee to a fancy dress party — but he doesn’t have an evening suit…

Fatty’s Magic Pants (1914) starring Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle, Minta Durfee, Harry McCoy

Fatty’s Magic Pants (1914) also known as Fatty’s Suitless Day. Fatty Arbuckle wants to take his girl Minta Durfee to a fancy dress party — but he doesn’t have an evening suit. His rival, Harry McCoy, does. So, Fatty “borrows” it off the clothesline, and attends the party in the too-small suit. But his rival follows, and acts out his revenge!

Comedy highlights

• Fight between Fatty and his rival, especially when the police officer intervenes.
• Fatty “borrowing” his rival’s new suit via the clothesline between their houses.
• Fatty in the far-too-small suit
• Fatty’s rival, unravelling the suit pants — and Fatty being totally unaware!
• Fatty getting his just desserts, forced to wear a rain barrel to cover himself, being taken away by the police.

Cast of characters

• Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle (Fatty and Mabel Adrift) … Fatty
• Minta Durfee (Fatty Joins The Force) … Fatty’s Sweetheart
• Harry McCoy (The Star Boarder) … Fatty’s Rival
• Alice Davenport (Caught in a Cabaret) … Party Hostess
• Phyllis Allen (The Pilgrim) … Fatty’s Mother

Additional cast

• Glen Cavender (The Knockout) … Cop (uncredited)
• Charley Chase (Days of Thrills and Laughter) … Party Guest (uncredited)
• Dixie Chene (Mabel’s Married Life) … Party Guest (uncredited)
• Edward F. Cline (Convict 13) … Doorman (uncredited)
• Frank Opperman (The Face on the Barroom Floor) … Clothing Store Operator (uncredited)
• Bert Roach (The Battle of the Century) … Party Guest (uncredited)
• Al St. John (His Prehistoric Past) … Party Guest (uncredited)
• Slim Summerville (Mabel’s Busy Day) … Cop (uncredited)