He Did and He Didn't

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A doctor irrationally suspects his wife is carrying on an affair with her childhood friend.A doctor irrationally suspects his wife is carrying on an affair with her childhood friend.A doctor irrationally suspects his wife is carrying on an affair with her childhood friend.

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He Did and He Didn't (1916)

*** (out of 4)

Extremely black comedy about an overweight doctor (Fatty Arbuckle) who eats too much and then dreams that his wife (Mabel Normand) is cheating on him. If you go through the films of Fatty Arbuckle then you're going to notice that he usually played soft, good guys but when he was given a chance to do something else he usually really delivered. This could be playing a hobo, a drunk or the rather crazy character here. I think this film works so well simply because it's something you're not used to seeing him do. There were a few funny scenes throughout but when it's not working in regards to laughs it still remains interesting just because of how dark it is and how it goes about trying to get laughs (murder, abuse and other dark targets).

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Included in "The Forgotten Films of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle" DVD collection, released by Mackinac Media and Laughsmith Entertainment.

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After The Doctor leaves on a call, The Doctor's Wife taps on the wall of the next bedroom where The Wife's Schoolmate is in bed. The schoolmate sits up in bed, puts on his slippers, and gets out of bed. There is a very quick cut, and he then gets out of bed again.