The Bangville Police

The Bangville Police
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Directed byHenry Lehrman
Produced byMack Sennett
StarringFred Mace
Mabel Normand
The Keystone Cops
Distributed byMutual Film
Release date
  • April 24, 1913 (1913-04-24) (U.S.)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

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.[1] The one-reel film, generally regarded as the seminal Keystone Cops short, was directed by Henry Lehrman.

Plot

A farmer and his daughter are in the barn. She is saying she wishes the cow would have a calf. Left alone in the house she hears strangers in the barn and calls the police. She barricades herself in. Her parents return and have to break the door down. She thinks it is the robbers. Meanwhile, a smoky car brings the police. After misunderstandings are resolved they find a new-born calf in the barn.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Bangville Police". Silent Era. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 276. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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