Film Language Tag: pratfall
A fall performed for comedic effect such as falling backwards and landing on the buttocks. [A blend of pratt (meaning buttocks) and fall.]
A Big Storm, Steamboat Bill, Jr.
As a cyclone hits the town, William Canfield Jr. (Buster Keaton) tries to get to his father's ship and the town is destroyed around him.
Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomainia, The Great Dictator
Adenoid Hynkel (Charlie Chaplin) delivers a speech in "Tomainian" to a crowd of soldiers.
Bank Robbery, The Bell Boy
Fatty discovers a bellboy (Buster Keaton) and the hotel clerk brawling with robbers at a bank.
Cleaning the Lobby, The Bell Boy
After having talked with Cutie Cuticle, the two bell boys (Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle & Buster Keaton) go pack to work shaving and cleaning the hotel lobby.
Fatty Dancing, The Bell Boy
A bellboy (Buster Keaton) swings a broom at a dancing Fatty (Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle).
Mad Dog, The Scarecrow
The farmhand (Buster Keaton) runs from a dog he believes is rabid.
On the Ice, The Rink
The waiter (Charlie Chaplin) meets a girl (Edna Purviance) at a roller rink and out-skates and outwits Mr. Stout (Eric Campbell).
Protecting the Kid, The Kid
The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) fights off men from the orphanage who want to take the Kid (Jackie Coogan) away from him.
The Waterfall, Our Hospitality
Willie McKay (Buster Keaton) falls off a derailed train into the river. Virginia Canfield (Natalie Talmadge) attempts to save McKay but nearly drowns before McKay can save them both from the waterfall.