Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-23
Fatty Arbuckle Given
Christmas "Pardon;"
To Re-enter Movies

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22.-Roscoe
Arbuckle, rotund comedian. barred
from the screen since last April be-
cause of his encounter with the law,
was restored Thursday to the priv
lege of coming back to the place he
once occupied in his industry, if he
can. Will H. Hays, head Of the pic
ture industry, announced that all re-
strictions against the actor were to
end January 1.
The Famous Players-Lasky cor
poration, which distributed Ar
buckles pictures, announced that no
effort would be made to present to
market some films that were with
drawn or others that were never
released. Joseph Schenck, producer,
said he would employ Arbuckle and
the latter said he was thankful for
the chance to work and would strive
to make good.
Mr.. Hays issued REF state
ment saying he felt every man was
entitled to his chance and that the
film industry not only wanted to
live and let live, but it wanted to
live and help live.
IT will play the game square with
Mr.. Hays and the public, if it is the
last thing I ever do" declared Ar
buckle when the news was carried
to him.
81 am very grateful to all those
who are helping me and L will
prove myself worthy of their faith
in me.
IT have made my mistakes, but
they are behind me. I want my
life hereafter to be an open book
as frank and as clean as my pic
lures were I shall try to be person
ally in my character all that l want
to be on the screen-and l want to
produce pictures that make the kid
dies love me-"
So 600. 600 IN ARBUCKLE
FILMS READY FOR USE
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Two mil
lion dollars worth of Fatty" Ar
buckle film pranks are ready to be
turned loose by the Famous Players
Iasky corporation as soon as It is
deemed expedient to release them,
following the comedians reinstate-
ment by Will H. Hays.
This value of the pictures is a
rough guess, as officials said their
exact value depended on how many
people will go to see them.
CLUB WOMEN TO OPPOSE
RETURN OF ARBUCKLE
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. a.
Roscie Fatty) Arbuclle, comedian,
was making ready today for his re-
entry into motion pictures after
January 1, while members Of the
Los Angeles district fedel a1icn of
women's clubs. announced they
could mot recede from their opposi-
ton" to his plans.
After Will H. Hays, tituiar head
Of the motion picture industry, an
nounced here yesterday that
Arbuckle might have another
"chance" to make good, the Los An
geles district adopted a resolution af-
firming a previous one opposing his
temperance in pictures.
Mrs. J. C. Urquhart, president OF
the district, stated that although
Arbuckle, at his third trial in San
Francisco, had been acquitted OF
causing the death of Virginia Rappc,
screen actress, the testimony was
"of such character to bar him for
ever from appearing before decent,
self-respecting public"
81 can truthfully say" she ydeclar-
ed, that the club women of this
country will not commend any
Arbuckle film and l do not think any
film will succeed without our com
mendation'
Arbuckle, who was barred from
the screen last April by Mr.. Hays
will be re-employed by Joseph Nj
Schency, producer, it was announced
The comedian said, 81 am very
grateful to all those who are help
ing me and I will prove myself
worthy of their faith