Back Stage (1919): Cast
Back Stage is a 1919 short comedy starring Buster Keaton as Stagehand, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and Al St. John. It runs 26 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 26 min
- Genre
- Comedy
- Studio
- Comique Film Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Back Stage About?
The premise of Back Stage without spoilers.
A hapless stage carpenter, overwhelmed by what he sees, ends up doing more cutting than building. When Roscoe and Buster finally stand up to a bullying strongman, the rest of the troupe quits, leaving Fatty and Buster to scramble and keep the production alive.
Back Stage Themes & Keywords
· 46 tags- dancer
- strongman
- glue
- axe
- electrocution
- barbell
- theatrical scenery
- performing arts
- gun
- vaudeville
- dancing women
- stage show
+34 more Show fewer
- cross dressing
- slapstick comedy
- theatre stagehand
- sign
- wall hanging
- eating glue
- celebrity dressing room
- tear seat of one's pants
- directed by star
- sexual innuendo
- stairs
- straw hat
- male dancer
- high kick
- hat knocked off someone's head
- backstage
- pratfall
- over the top villain
- carrying luggage
- taskmaster
- bully
- weights
- hit with an axe
- ukelele
- electrocuted
- man in drag
- stage diving
- troublemaker
- fake snow
- shot on stage
- thrown off a balcony
- drop kick
- hospital
- man kisses a woman's hand
Back Stage Cast & Characters
Buster Keaton leads the cast as Stagehand, with Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Stagehand and Al St. John as Stagehand.
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Buster Keaton as Stagehand - Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Stagehand
- Al St. John as Stagehand
- William Collier Jr. as Stagehand
Also Starring in Back Stage
· 3 more- Molly Malone Assistant
- Jack Coogan Sr. Clarence Marmalade
- Charles A. Post
Back Stage Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “Fatty cabotin” and “Keaton entre bastidores”.
- Also known as
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- Fatty cabotin
- Keaton entre bastidores
- За кулисами
- 后台
- Retroscena
- Zákulisí
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Back Stage FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of Back Stage, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Back Stage?
Back Stage runs 26 minutes.
When was Back Stage released?
Back Stage was released on September 7, 1919.
Who is in the cast of Back Stage?
Back Stage stars Buster Keaton as Stagehand, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Stagehand and Al St. John as Stagehand, among 7 credited actors.
Does Back Stage have a post-credit scene?
No. Back Stage has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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