Special Delivery (1922 film)
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Special Delivery is a 1922 comedy film
directed by Fatty Arbuckle. It was Arbuckle's first film as a director, albeit uncredited, since he was acquitted of the manslaughter of Virginia Rappe
. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art
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Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Fatty Arbuckle. It was Arbuckle's first film as a director, albeit uncredited, since he was acquitted of the manslaughter of Virginia Rappe
Virginia Rappe
Virginia Rappe was an American model and silent film actress.-Early life and career:Rappe was born to unwed mother Mabel Rapp in New York City. Mabel died when Virginia was 11, and Virginia was then raised by her grandmother in Chicago. At age 14 she began working as a commercial and art model in...
. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
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