This Keystone two-reeler was the first made on the East Coast by comic luminaries Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. After dining on way too many lobsters, Fatty, a physician, retires for the evening. He dreams that he called out late at night. Meanwhile, his dinner companion (William Jefferson) dreams that there is a burglar (Al St. John) in the house. As Fatty's dream continues, he discovers his friend and his wife (Normand) in an embrace together. A lot of slapstick mayhem ensues before both men wake up and realize it was just the effects of the lobster dinner. Arbuckle and Normand, a winning team for Keystone, would make only one more film together. Although their careers took them in different directions, they remained firm friends.
by Janiss Garza
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