---
title: 'The Butcher Boy (1917)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roscoe Arbuckle'
released: '1917-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 24
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-butcher-boy-1917'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0007761/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Butcher Boy (1917)

1917 · 24 min · United States


## Synopsis

The Butcher Boy is a 1917 American two-reel silent comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Al St. John, Buster Keaton and Alice Lake. This was the first in Arbuckle's series of films with the Comique Film Corporation, and Keaton's film debut.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roscoe Arbuckle](https://cinepixo.com/people/roscoe-arbuckle)
- **Screenplay:** [Roscoe Arbuckle](https://cinepixo.com/people/roscoe-arbuckle)

## Cast

- [Al St. John](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-st-john)
- [Joe Bordeaux](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-bordeaux)
- [Roscoe Arbuckle](https://cinepixo.com/people/roscoe-arbuckle)
- [Josephine Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/josephine-stevens)
- [Buster Keaton](https://cinepixo.com/people/buster-keaton)

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