Underplayed Gems

The Bangville Police (1913)

The Bangville Police poster
Original title
Bangville Police
Directed by
Henry Lehrman
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
8 min
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a short silent comedy about the Keystone Cops. They respond to a situation with frantic energy and clumsy antics.

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What happens

The Bangville Police (also known as Bangville Police) is a 1913 American silent comedy short film starring Fred Mace, Mabel Normand and the Keystone Cops. The one-reel film, generally regarded as the seminal Keystone Cops short, was directed by Henry Lehrman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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