The Fast Freight
1922 American comedy film
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The Fast Freight is a 1922 American comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle. The film was not released in the US, due to Arbuckle's involvement in the Virginia Rappe scandal.[1] The film is also known as Via Fast Freight, Handle with Care and Freight Prepaid.[2]
Directed byJames Cruze
Written byCurtis Benton
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse L. Lasky
Jesse L. Lasky
StarringFatty Arbuckle
| The Fast Freight | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Written by | Curtis Benton |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Fatty Arbuckle |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
Cast
- Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Ras Berry
- Lila Lee as Elsie
- Nigel Barrie as John Hammond
- Herbert Standing as Peter Hammond
- Raymond Hatton
Preservation
In February of 2021, The Fast Freight was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list and is therefore presumed lost.[3][4]
