THE BANGVILLE POLICE (1913) - First Appearance of The Keystone Cops (Restored in HD)

The FIRST appearance of the Keystone Cops!
This film (The best version on KZbin) has been speed corrected, remastered & restored in HD!

[@OneCleverOne]

Thank you so much for taking the time to post this! You'll get no argument from me regarding the details; I'm just grateful that there are folks passionate about saving these films and keeping the humor alive 100 years later!

[@LinkRocks]

I just adore Mabel Normand. She was ahead of her time in so many ways. It's a shame she's been largely forgotten, but with a lot of her shorts available hopefully more and more people re-discover her and her brilliance.

[@SATXbassplayer]

Huge crush on Mabel

[@peteracebal316]

a classic sub-group of the Keystone studios, but sadly underused. Sennett should have mined the many comic treasures this gifted troupe of players had to offer! At least, let's give thanks for the films which have been preserved...

[@sillyhead4535]

These kind of shows need to come back

[@lickedisplit]

Not the first appearance. Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912) was the first film they appeared in.

[@alicehale9930]

mabel was so lovely..i love her and i adored reading her biography altho the book is about 30 years old now.. :)

[@jiggywithit4869]

Mabel Normand was beautiful.

[@vincentsartain3061]

VERY beautiful! Died tragically young and in shabby and ruinous circumstances. Too bad she never tied the knot with once-fiance Mack Sennett, she would have been much better off.

[@will7its]

@@vincentsartain3061 They are worse off today...no brains😺

[@洋史佐々木]

チャップリン参加以前のキーストンコメディです。映画チャーリーでは映画館に訪れたチャップリンがこういった作品に見せられ営業終了後も居座って母国では寄席で人気者になっても階級のせいで出世出来ないジレンマがあった為映画に行こうと決心します。

[@hinkelstein69]

So nice to see those old cars in action. One thing I noted, though: obesity was already a thing, back then...

[@TakersMissy]

So glad a copy of this was finally found, and thanks for sharing (and what a great restoration job)!! :-)

[@vincentsartain3061]

I found in an online search that the first Keystone Cops comedy was HOFFMEYER'S LEGACY (1912). And I'm wondering why BANGVILLE POLICE is considered a proper Keystone Cops entry; it has most of the same Sennett stable of comic actors, but this story is in a rural setting and not in the usual urban setting for the Keystone Cops that I'm familiar with.

[@planetgilbo]

This films reminds me of Newcastle's defending in the 15/16 season

[@JohnDavies-cn3ro]

Crazy, innocent fun. Such a shame that Mabel, like so many others couldn't handle the wealth and fame, and got caught up in tragedy.

[@ChanceKearns]

Decided to go research Mabel Normand after reading this comment and now i have learnt debatably too much about the film industry in the late 1910s to the late 1920s

[@UMpt835]

So the KCs are 100 years old? In exactly what part of 1913 did they appear? I would have thought they'd be dead after 100 years, but it seems they are working for my country's immigration ministry

[@JohnDavies-cn3ro]

Over here, in 2024 Great Britain, they're running the government......

[@AnalMart]

Wow! I cannot beleive the quality of the vid after all this time. I am looking for a good vid of the Keystone Kops throwing pies at eachother and spraying eachother with seltzer water. Any suggestions?

[@lewisner]

I suppose the film has been digitally enhanced but it's remarkably sharp. WW2 was still in the distant future when this was made.

[@LinkRocks]

It also predates WW1.

[@northerntraveller3180]

Thanks a lot, this is what the world needs right now, A GOOD LAUGH.

[@michaelboyce9373]

Warner's first stars

[@jamiechuesberg]

I just learned about this in school! It was nice to be able to see what are text book was talking about!

[@danielmkubacki]

Not the first Keystone cops film. At It Again (1912) was the first time the full force was on screen. Riley and Schultze (1912) was the first film cops in it. Still a great flick. Read more about the Keystone Cops here. silentology.wordpress.com/2014/07/27/meet-the-keystone-kops/

[@logoarchivecollectioncompa19]

*Paramount Pictures (The Garage) (1920)*

[@CeeLiberty]

I love watching these old silent movies. They were all films around LA before it became a nightmare!

[@patriciajustice9795]

My she was lovely

[@flon57]

this director, leading lady and movie were mentioned in the UK series, Mr. Selfridge, he had both the director and actress in his store to promote it.

[@animebabe917]

this is great! i love silents! thanks for sharing!!

[@celticwitan]

I want a 1913 police car! And that chick is hot! she needs her eyebrows done though.. unibrow.. It was 100 years ago... so she still looks good

[@vincentsartain3061]

@James Hightower that police car probably predates 1913 by 7 or 8 years, in other words the car was already old by '13.

[@nancyderyl1]

Inspired by Freda Khalo maybe?

[@Solorider551]

Wonderful! Thanks for posting!

[@Cyberg101]

Wrong.

[@factorylad5071]

The silent era. . There used to be a projection theatre in my town made for silent I think it was built 1920 .... called the kino something , disappeared some time in the 80s. It had been always closed down as I knew it but I did get to look inside because it got to be used as a carpentry workshop was not very large auditorium not enough room for a wurlitzer organ a honky tonk piano more likely.

[@judesheckelberg5135]

7:18 Oh my...

[@angelswings7024]

The Keystone Cops: "Legends" of the police force. 😅😂🤣

[@ronclark9306]

Anybody else come looking for this after today's article in the WaPo by John Kelly?

[@will7its]

1:14 couple detectives doing a "broke back mountain" scene in bangville???😮

[@marym.5025]

Bizarre watching my first silent. Following the story was a bit hard. Funny they could dub music but not voice. But hilarious skit none the less.

[@jschreck2]

From my understanding, they didn't 'dub' music either. They had someone playing the film's accompanying music on the piano as it was being shown.

[@daleandrewolleyleggett1385]

I just watched on retro movies on sky

[@valentin1808]

Superbly done ,really enjoyable

[@granmabern5283]

Cool. Thankyou 😅

[@Opa_Joke]

This is quality content.

[@michaelflores9220]

All that was 8 minutes?

[@daleleggett1215]

On retro movies on sky

[@TOMNICE]

wtf

[@stoney6033]

The IPhone42 comes to mind.

[@waderaney7]

👍😀

[@stoney6033]

also....thanks for sharing

[@Kaputnik11]

Can someone ID the automobile used in this please?

[@JohnDavies-cn3ro]

I THINK its either a Rambler or a de Winton; about 1904 vintage, but could be wrong.