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

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)

Trailer

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