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Cops (1922)

UNRATED  18 min  -  Short | Comedy | Family   -  March 1922 (USA)
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A series of mishaps manages to make a young man get chased by a big city's entire police force.

Directors:

Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton

Writers:

Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline

Stars:

Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts and Virginia Fox
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Buster Keaton ...
The Young Man
Joe Roberts Joe Roberts ...
Police Chief
Virginia Fox Virginia Fox ...
Mayor's Daughter
Edward F. Cline Edward F. Cline ...
Hobo
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Storyline

Through a series of mistaken identities Buster winds up with a load of furniture in the middle of parade of policemen. An anarchist's bomb lands in his carriage. After lighting his cigarette with it, he tosses it into the ranks of police. When it explodes the police chase him all over town. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Police | Chase | Furniture | Anarchist | Bomb  | See more »

Genres:

Short | Comedy | Family

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Buster ja poliisiparaati See more »

Filming Locations:

Arden Villa - 1145 Arden Road, Pasadena, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Joseph M. Schenck Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

In the scene where Buster lights his cigarette from the lit fuse of the anarchist's bomb he is, knowingly or not, mirroring the darkest day in Harold Lloyd's life. On 24 August 1919, Harold Lloyd was posing for gag photographs at the Witzel Studios. He thought it would be funny to light a cigarette from the fuse of a prop anarchist's bomb. When the bomb proved to be real, he lost his right thumb, index finger, and 30% of his palm. In addition, he was completely blind for 3 months and half blind for an additional three. See more »

Quotes

Opening title: [first line] Love laughs at locksmiths - Houdini
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Crazy Credits

The "THE END" text appears on a tombstone, which has Keaton's signature pork pie hat on top. See more »

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