The Bangville Police
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The Bangville Police is a 1913 silent comedy short film often cited as one of the earliest Keystone Cops movies, showcasing Mack Sennett’s slapstick style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ silent comedy short film ⓘ slapstick film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Keystone Cops
NERFINISHED
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Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Charles Inslee
NERFINISHED
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Dot Farley NERFINISHED ⓘ Edgar Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabel Normand NERFINISHED ⓘ Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Cogley NERFINISHED ⓘ Rube Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Henry Lehrman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Mutual Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| features | Keystone Cops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | bumbling policemen ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| genre |
Comedy
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Slapstick ⓘ |
| hasDistributionFormat | theatrical short ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
chase sequences
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physical comedy ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early appearance of Keystone Cops ensemble
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early development of screen slapstick ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeElement | false alarm leading to police chaos ⓘ |
| hasSetting | rural farm ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | short film ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the earliest Keystone Cops films ⓘ |
| isSilent | true ⓘ |
| notableFor | early example of Mack Sennett’s slapstick style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| partOf | Keystone comedies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Keystone Film Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1913-04-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| runningTimeCategory | one-reel film ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 8 ⓘ |
| stars | Mabel Normand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1910s American cinema ⓘ |
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