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3	''That Little Band of Gold'' is a 1915 two-reeler (approx. 20 minutes) comedy film directed by [[Creator/FattyArbuckle Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle]], starring Arbuckle and Creator/MabelNormand.
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5	In this, [[ThoseTwoActors one of their thirty-odd pairings]], Arbuckle and Normand are a well-to-do couple. Their initial wedded bliss curdles into drunken carousing by Fatty, which Mabel resents, and nagging by Mabel's mother, which Fatty resents.
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7	One night the unhappy trio goes out to the opera. Fatty, bored stiff, spots a kindred spirit in Ford Sterling. Ford has grudgingly taken his wife and her friend (his friend? His sister-in-law? It's not clear) to the opera but, like Fatty, longs to escape. Fatty gives into temptation, sneaking out of the theater and meeting Ford, and Ford's women.
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10	!!This film provides examples of:
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12	* AtTheOperaTonight: They go to see ''Theatre/{{Rigoletto}}''. Fatty hates the opera. His uncouth behavior--unbuttoning his shirt, putting his feet up on the box--draws derision from the rest of the audience.
13	* GrievousBottleyHarm: After Fatty finds out that Ford was the one who called Mabel and told her about Fatty's cheating, Fatty whacks a bottle over Ford's head. Ford staggers around in a slapsticky way before keeling over.
14	* HaveAGayOldTime: "A gay and festive gentleman for a night" is how Ford is introduced.
15	* MyBelovedSmother: Fatty is continually harassed by his mother-in-law. Although, given what a bad husband he is, she's got cause.
16	* SexyFigureGesture: Fatty and Ford sneak out of the opera, Ford's women trailing behind. The women exit and the friend shucks off her coat, revealing a lush curvaceous figure. Ford grins and makes the universal "hourglass" sign with his hands. (Ford's wife is much more slender.). Fatty for his part makes a beeline for the friend, refusing Ford's attempt to palm his wife off on Fatty.

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