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Tribute to Luke, Pit Bull Movie Star (1910s) Best Friend

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Before there was such a thing as a "bad breed" there was Luke, a pit bull terrier who appeared in many films with his master, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (1887-1933), from 1914 to 1920, along with Buster Keaton and Al St. John. Born in 1913, he became one of the first canine film stars, earned $150 a week for his master and was very popular with audiences. A high energy companion to the slapstick antics of his human costars, he was a natural for early comedy shorts. Very people oriented, friendly and agreeable to the oddities that came with working in comedy pictures at the time, in the course of his career he fearlessly performing such stunts as jumping from great heights, climbing two story ladders, running across rooftops, and leaping from one moving car to another. In addition he never failed to chase off the bad guy or save the lady in distress. Clips are from: Butcher Boy (1917) Coney Island (1917) The Cook (1918) Fatty's Faithful Fido (1915) Fatty's New Role (1915) Fatty's Plucky Pup (1915) The Garage (1919) The Hayseed (1919) The Knockout (1914) Song is You're My Best Friend, by Queen Hope you enjoy Luke! Please comment! Honors:) #61 - Top Favorites (1-23-08) - Pets & Animals #78 - Most Discussed (1-24-08) - Pets & Animals #38 - Top Favorites (1-24-08) - Pets & Animals #76 - Top Rated (1-24-08) - Pets & Animals

Channel: Pets & Animals
Uploaded: January 23, 2008 at 4:06 am
Author: ReelDogs

Length: 02:54
Rating: 4.87
Views: 9261

Tags: American  Amstaff  APBT  Arbuckle  AST  bull  comedy  Dog  dogs  Luke  movies  pit  pitbull  Roscoe  SBT  silent  Staffordshire  terrier  

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bulldogger (October 2, 2008 at 12:31 pm)
Is this the earliest footage of a Pit Bull Terrier ?
bettiepagestyle (September 21, 2008 at 8:23 pm)
Thank you so much for posting this! I'd only seen Luke in stills. What a character and so typical for the breed!
hello030178 (August 11, 2008 at 1:45 am)
didn't know about this one - very cool - thanks for posting! : )
Dianamaus01 (July 31, 2008 at 9:44 pm)
In all your video fit the music and scenes so perfectly together, this is terrific This film is also so fun
kgwickings (July 31, 2008 at 5:07 pm)
i wish pit bulls were a favorite dog in the eyes of the public now..
ReelDogs (July 17, 2008 at 3:40 am)
Thank you! I'm glad Luke gained a new fan from it:)
ReelDogs (July 17, 2008 at 3:37 am)
Thanks for watching:)
BATink (July 17, 2008 at 3:36 am)
What a great video! I didn't even know about Luke. What a talented pup! A shining example of what a great dog our Pit Bulls are! Thanks!
wallacethepitbull (July 17, 2008 at 3:24 am)
That's AWESOME!! Thanks for posting!
2facesoflife (July 11, 2008 at 2:20 am)
ol' skool shit

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