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Keystone Cops was the idea of Hank Mann, and they were named for the Keystone studio, the film production company founded in 1912 by Sennett. [1] Their first film was Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912), with Mann playing the part of police chief Tehiezel, but their popularity stemmed from the 1913 short The Bangville Police starring Mabel Normand .
1904–1935. Spouse. Teddy Sampson. . . (m. 1914) . Ford Sterling (born George Stitch; November 3, 1883 – October 13, 1939) was an American comedian and actor best known for his work with Keystone Studios. One of the 'Big 4', he was the original chief of the Keystone Cops.
Chester Cooper Conklin (January 11, 1886 – October 11, 1971) [1] was an early American film comedian who started at Keystone Studios as one of Mack Sennett ’s Keystone Cops, often paired with Mack Swain. He appeared in a series of films with Mabel Normand and worked closely with Charlie Chaplin, both in silent and sound films.
Willie (in Keystone outfit) bungles the arrest of the real robber. Confusion ensues. Gorman and Leota then go about robbing the studio safe of $75,000, but are discovered by Harry and Willie (now both dressed as cops), who give chase. The studio's Keystone Kops are asked by Harry and Willie, who believe they are real policemen, to assist in the ...
Languages. Silent. (English intertitles) A Noise from the Deep is a 1913 American short silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. The film was directed and produced by Mack Sennett and also features the Keystone Cops on horseback. A Noise from the Deep still exists and was screened four times in 2006 in the Museum ...
Interested in the theatre, he traveled to New York City, then when fellow Canadian Mack Sennett offered him a job at his new Keystone Studios, Lord went on to work in Hollywood, California. There he played the driver of the Keystone Cops police van, appearing in many of the Cops' successful films.
English intertitles. In the Clutches of the Gang (also known as In the Clutches of a Gang) is a 1914 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe Arbuckle and the Keystone Cops. [ 1] The majority of the film is believed to be lost. [ 1] However, a fragment of the film exists and is held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [ 2]
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 .