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 film

The Bangville Police (also known as Bangville Police) is a 1913 comedy short 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 (Mabel Normand) 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 (the Keystone Cops). After misunderstandings are resolved they find a new-born calf in the barn.

Cast

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

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Bangville Police". Silent Era. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
^ 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 20 February 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 2010-07-18.

[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 20 February 2024.

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