The Unfortunate Policeman (1905)
- Original title
- A Victim of Misfortune
- Genre
- comedy film, silent film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 4 min
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young painter gets into trouble with a policeman after accidentally dumping paint on him. What follows is a chase through real outdoor locations as the officer tries to catch the culprit.
lightheartedplayfulslapstickbriskinnocentnostalgicmischievous
What happens
The Unfortunate Policeman is a 1905 British short silent comedy film, produced by Robert W. Paul, featuring a policeman chasing a young painter after he tips a pot of paint over him. The film is an, "elaborate chase comedy," which according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "is an example of the increasing use of real locations in R.W. Paul's work." Film historian Ian Christie adds, "the irreverent and disrespectful treatment of the policeman would soon become impossible in British films, thanks to the notorious list of proscriptions laid down by the British Board of Film Censors shortly after its creation in 1912." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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