TMBTMB
TMBTMB

Track, discover and find where to watch TV shows and movies.

Discover

  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Browse
  • Topics

Account

  • Watchlist
  • Watched
  • Ratings

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Content Policy

© 2026 Movie Browser. All rights reserved.

Data provided by TMDB

Home
Browse
Watchlist
backdrop
backdrop
logo
Fatty Arbuckle's first film: a 1909 western where a pony saves a baby. Chaos.
TMDB
60
IMDb
73

Ben's Kid (1909)

Silent era chaosCowboy melodramaProto-slapstick

Overview

ComedyDramaWestern

Buck Minor was the most detested man in Wolf Hollow, partly because he was quarrelsome and treacherous, partly because he abused and neglected his little wife, Molly, whom all the camp adored, and for whose sake it tolerated Buck.

Flag of USUS
Content warning
ponymotherpursuithusbandtoddler
Domestic abuseMaternal sacrificeSmall-town justiceRedemption through innocence

Standout Aspects

Acting

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle's screen debut at 22.

Practical Effects

Real pony doing actual stunts. No CGI, just horse.

Best for:Solo: Silent film curiosity—11 minutes of film history homework.·Background: Weird 1909 energy while you doomscroll.
Heads up:Violence: Domestic abuse depicted, resolved via frontier justice.
F

Director

Francis Boggs

ReleasedJul 1, 1909
Runtime11m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Selig Polyscope Company

Top Cast

Tom Santschi

Tom Santschi

Harry Todd

Harry Todd

Roscoe Arbuckle

Roscoe Arbuckle

Fatty Carter

Ask about Ben's Kid

Opens AI chat

Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Selig Polyscope Company stamped 'Remember it's a SELIG' on all prints—early studio branding flex.

Cultural

This was shot in Chicago, not Hollywood—Selig's zoo-studio hybrid was the Midwest's answer to Fort Lee before California took over.

Reviews

No ratings yet

Start the discussionBe the first to post — spoiler-safe
Rate & reviewBe the first to weigh in

Recommended

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown movie poster (2017)
7.8

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

Don't Come Knocking movie poster (2005)
6.2

Don't Come Knocking

The Man from Colorado movie poster (1948)
6.9

The Man from Colorado

The Last Sunset movie poster (1961)
6.8

The Last Sunset

Man in the Shadow movie poster (1957)
6.8

Man in the Shadow

Into the West movie poster (1992)
6.4

Into the West

Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up! movie poster (2022)
6.9

Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!

Destry Rides Again movie poster (1939)
7.2

Destry Rides Again

Broken Lance movie poster (1954)
6.5

Broken Lance

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron movie poster (2002)
7.7

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Forty Guns movie poster (1957)
6.6

Forty Guns

Best Man Down movie poster (2012)
6.7

Best Man Down

Hey Arnold! The Movie movie poster (2002)
6.5

Hey Arnold! The Movie

Rancho Notorious movie poster (1952)
6.5

Rancho Notorious

The Odd Life of Timothy Green movie poster (2012)
7.0

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

More Like This

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story movie poster (1992)
7.7

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

Mouth of Hell movie poster (2014)
6.5

Mouth of Hell

Heavenly Creatures movie poster (1994)
7.0

Heavenly Creatures

Little Children movie poster (2006)
7.1

Little Children

Paris movie poster (2008)
6.5

Paris

Die Mädels vom Immenhof movie poster (1955)
6.9

Die Mädels vom Immenhof

Little Voice movie poster (1998)
6.5

Little Voice

Die Anruferin movie poster (2008)
7.0

Die Anruferin

The Shell Seekers movie poster (2007)
6.9

The Shell Seekers

WAJBA movie poster (2022)
10.0

WAJBA

Hamlet movie poster (1996)
7.3

Hamlet

Heaven movie poster (2002)
6.5

Heaven

Voyager movie poster (1991)
6.2

Voyager

The Chase movie poster (1994)
5.8

The Chase

Discussion

Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.

Discussion starters

View all comments →