Keystone Cops - Bangville Police 7 Minutes 21 Seconds
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Author
paulosham
Created
September 10, 2007
Updated
December 4, 2008
Length
7 Minutes 21 Seconds
Rating
4.56
Views
36,523
Description
The Keystone Cops was a series of silent film comedies featuring an incompetent group of policemen produced by Mack Sennett for his Keystone Film Company between 1912 and 1917. The idea came from Hank Mann, who also played police chief Tehiezel in the first film before being replaced by Ford Sterling. Their first film was Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912) but their popularity came from the 1913 feature The Bangville Police starring Mabel Normand. However, as early as 1914 Sennett shifted the cops from starring roles to background ensemble, in support of comedians like Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Kops
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0002659/
At a farm near Bangville, the young daughter see strangers in the barn. She quickly rushes to the house and calls the police. The police engage in a haphazard rush across the countryside to get there in time.