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Writers:
Edward F. Cline (writer)
Buster Keaton (writer)
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Release Date:
March 1922 (USA) more
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Plot:
A series of mishaps manages to make a young man get chased by a big city's entire police force. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
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Cast

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Buster Keaton ... The Young Man
Joe Roberts ... Police Chief
Virginia Fox ... Mayor's Daughter
Edward F. Cline ... Hobo
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Runtime:
18 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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A "goat gland specialist" was a quack who purported to treat erectile dysfunction with goat glands. more
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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Keaton's Physical Prowess Was Awesome, 11 January 2008
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Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

What struck me most about this famous Buster Keaton short was not the overall entertainment value or the big chase scene at the end, but Keaton's amazing strength and physical prowess! This guy was incredible. He must have been an extremely strong, little man, an athlete with muscles like an Olympic gymnast. His feats on the ladder in this film show what I'm talking about here. He didn't use doubles in his films; this guy had not only comedic talent but astonishing physical strength and coordination.

As for the film overall, it was okay but not as super as I had hoped after reading a number of reviews saying this could be Keaton's best. Up to the last quarter of the film, nothing much happened. Virginia Fox, who I like, got second billing but her role was very minor in here.

The last five minutes of this two-reeler involve the famous chase scene where up to 100 cops wind up pursuing our hero. It was that kind of a day for "The Young Man" (Buster) when nothing, but nothing, went right for him!

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