An Arbuckle PoD

When Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle died in 1933, it was having just finished recording two shorts for Warner Bros under his own name after 10 years of ostracisism as part of being used as a scapegoat for Hollywood's seedier affairs after the Rappe Scandal (and seeing as Arbuckle was not just aquitted, but recieved an unprecedented public apology from the Jury it was most definately a scapegoat situation). He had earlier that day signed a contract to make a full length film. Since the cause of death was a heart attack and he was only 46, it seems likely that this could be butterflied to a few years later.

So, what if Arbuckle lived for a bit longer, say until 1937 putting him at the age of 50? Would a four year comeback be enough to rehabilitate his reputation to the extent that his earlier work comes back in vogue? Would he be as well known as Buster Keating or even Charlie Chaplain today (as he was back in the 20s.)
 
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