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Fatty Arbuckle's final film: a 21-minute descent into inheritance chaos with Shemp Howard in tow.
TMDB
70
IMDb
75

Close Relations (1933)

slapstick mayhempre-Code chaosone-last-ride

Overview

Comedy

Roscoe believes he is in line to receive a large inheritance, but the reality is considerably more psychopathic-- no, nuts.

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Content warning
greed and delusionfamilial betrayalfame's aftermathmortality as punchline

Standout Aspects

Acting

Arbuckle's final screen performance, bittersweet and manic.

Production

Shemp Howard pre-Stooges, stealing every mole-man scene.

Best for:Solo: Film history homework with a whiskey chaser.·Rewatch: Spotting Arbuckle's physical comedy evolution.
Heads up:Triggers: Arbuckle's real-life scandal shadows every frame.
R

Director

Ray McCarey

ReleasedSep 30, 1933
Runtime21m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Warner Bros. Pictures

Top Cast

Roscoe Arbuckle

Roscoe Arbuckle

Wilbur Wart

Charles Judels

Charles Judels

Uncle Ezra Wart

Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Harry Wart

Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard

One of the Moles

Hugh O'Connell

Hugh O'Connell

Dr. Carver

Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Woman in Depot (uncredited)

Suzanne Kaaren

Suzanne Kaaren

Girl in Depot

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Arbuckle was blacklisted after 1921 scandal; this Educational Pictures short was his desperate comeback that distributors buried.

Trivia

Shemp Howard appears as 'One of the Moles'—his brother Curly would replace him in Three Stooges two years later.

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