The Cook
In a bid for higher efficiency, the chef and waiter at a chic oceanside restaurant unleash havoc within the venue. Their efforts are further complicated by the arrival of a robber.
Director(s)
Buster Keaton
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Arbuckle is the cook, Keaton is the waiter. The restaurant? Well that's a glorified café with a limited menu but some customers who clearly think they're in the Waldorf. That's not an accusation that could be levelled against the two staff members who spend much of their time mucking about causing quite a bit of wreckage and mayhem as they go. With the floor now bestrewn with crockery, an hoodlum arrives with designs on the gal and so the two men must team up with the maître-d' and their dog "Luke" and chase him away! There's a great deal of energy in this charming short feature from a very natural looking Arbuckle. He has an agility and nimbleness as he dances around the kitchen, cracking eggs whilst indulging in some knife throwing. Keaton, too, is clearly having some fun as they invent the world's first spaghetti laundry but I suppose it has to be the ladder-climbing dog that steals the story! "A restful afternoon"? Well maybe not for the carriage-pulling goats - and, of course, there just had to be a roller-coaster and a damsel in distress to rescue too!
The Cook FAQs
Buster Keaton is the director of The Cook.
The cast of The Cook includes Glen Cavender as (uncredited), Al St. John as Holdup Man (uncredited), John Rand as (uncredited), Roscoe Arbuckle as The Chef, Bobby Dunn as (uncredited), and Alice Lake as Waitress / Cashier (uncredited).
The duration of The Cook is 20 mins.
The Cook was released on 15 Sep 1918.
The Cook is listed under Comedy and Action on Fanbiz.
The Cook has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Arbuckle is the cook, Keaton is the waiter. The restaurant? Well that's a glorified café with a limited menu but some customers who clearly think they're in the Waldorf. That's..."
