At high tide that night, Al St. John (Fatty's rival) and his confederates set the cottage adrift.

Fatty and Mabel awaken the next morning to find their small house floating in the ocean and water rapidly flooding their bedroom.

The review mentions "a dandy lightning storm is a feature of the film and there are some pretty views of breakers rushing on to the shore.

"[1] The review also contends that Al St. John's performance is not as good as his usual work for Keystone but adds, "The picture is a sure laugh maker and as it is fairly clean, it is the more worthy.

"[1] Fatty and Mabel Adrift was the closing movie of the 56-film Arbuckle retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in April and May 2006.