Bangville Police
A young farm maid overhears two cow-hands talking in the barn, and she becomes convinced they’re about to rob her. She barricades herself in a room and calls the police. Her call wakes the chief, who rallies the country justice constabulary and they set off toward the farm, in steam-car and on foot. Meanwhile, the maiden’s parents rush to save her. Everything points toward a showdown in the barn, where no one, including the police force, will be cowed.
From the archive
"The Bangville Police" is a 1913 comedy short starring Mabel Normand and the Keystone Cops (Fred Mace, Raymond Hatton, Edgar Kennedy, Ford Sterling, and Al St. John). The film, notable for being regarded as the seminal Keystone Cops short, was directed by Henry Lehrman. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangville_Police)
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- Director
- Henry Lehrman
- Starring
- Fred Mace, Mabel Normand, Nick Cogley, Charles Avery, Dot Farley, Rube Miller, Edgar Kennedy, Raymond Hatton
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