Out West is a 1918 American short comedy film, a satire on contemporary westerns, starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, and Al St. John. It was the first of Arbuckle's "Comique" films to be filmed on the west coast, the previous five having been filmed in and around New York City. The idea for the story came from Natalie Talmadge, who was later to become Keaton's first wife. The film contains racial stereotypes and attitudes, including a scene in which a gang of rowdy cowboys make a black man, played by Ernie Morrison Sr., dance by shooting at his feet.
Starring: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Train Rider, Bartender Buster Keaton as Sheriff, saloon owner Al St. John as Wild Bill Hickup Alice Lake as Salvation Army Woman Joe Keaton as Man on train Ernie Morrison Sr.
