The Bangville Police

The Bangville Police
The Bangville Police
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Directed by	Henry Lehrman
Produced by	Mack Sennett
Starring	Fred Mace; Mabel Normand; The Keystone Cops
Distributed by	Mutual Film
Release date	April 24, 1913 (U.S.);
Running time	8 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; 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.

The Bangville Police (1913)

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

Fred Mace as Sheriff of Bangville^[2]
Mabel Normand as Della, Farmer's Daughter
Nick Cogley as Her Farmer Father
Dot Farley as Her Mother
Charles Avery as First Deputy
Rube Miller as Deputy in Straw Hat
Edgar Kennedy as Deputy with Shovel
Jack E. Leonard as Deputy
Fred Happ as Deputy
Raymond Hatton as Farm Hand

References

↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Bangville Police". Silent Era. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
↑ 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.

External links

The Bangville Police at IMDb
The short film The Bangville Police is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
Media related to The Bangville Police at Wikimedia Commons

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[silentera-1] "Progressive Silent Film List: The Bangville Police". Silent Era. Retrieved July 18, 2010.

[Factory-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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