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
black-and-white film
silent comedy short film
slapstick film
associatedWith Keystone Cops NERFINISHED
Mack Sennett NERFINISHED
castMember Charles Inslee NERFINISHED
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
surface form: United States
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
surface form: California
genre Comedy
Slapstick
hasDistributionFormat theatrical short
hasFilmTechnique chase sequences
physical comedy
hasHistoricalSignificance early appearance of Keystone Cops ensemble
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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Mack Sennett notableWork The Bangville Police