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Officer 666 (1920)

Officer 666 poster
Directed by
Harry Beaumont
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man pretends to be a police officer for fun. This leads to a series of comedic misunderstandings.

lightheartedplayfulfast-pacedslapstickwhimsicalcomicalbreezy

What happens

Officer 666 is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Tom Moore. It is based on a 1912 Broadway play that originally starred Wallace Eddinger. Versions of the story were filmed in 1914 and 1916. This version was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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