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The Bangville Police (also known as Bangville Police) is a 1913 comedy short starring Fred Mace, Mabel Normand and the Keystone Cops (Mace, Raymond Hatton, Edgar Kennedy, Ford Sterling, and Al St. John).[1] The one-reel film, generally regarded as the seminal Keystone Cops short, was directed by Henry Lehrman.

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The Bangville Police
PLAY film; runtime 00:08:27.
Directed by	Henry Lehrman
Produced by	Mack Sennett
Starring	Fred Mace Mabel Normand The Keystone Cops
Distributed by	Mutual Film
Release date	April 24, 1913 (1913-04-24) (U.S.)
Running time	8 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

A farmer and his daughter (Mabel Normand) are in the barn. She is saying she wishes the cow would have a calf. Left alone in the house she hears strangers in the barn and calls the police. She barricades herself in. Her parents return and have to break the door down. She thinks it is the robbers. Meanwhile, a smokey car brings the police (the Keystone Cops). After misunderstandings are resolved they find a new-born calf in the barn.

Cast

• Fred Mace ... Police Chief
• Mabel Normand ... Farm Girl
• Nick Cogley ... Father
• Dot Farley ... Mother
• Betty Schade
• Raymond Hatton ... Policeman
• Edgar Kennedy ... Policeman
• Hank Mann ... Policeman
• Ford Sterling ... Policeman
• Al St. John ... Policeman

References

External links

• The Bangville Police at IMDb
• The short film The Bangville Police is available for free download at the Internet Archive.
• The Bangville Police (1913) on YouTube
• The Bangville Police (1913), with soundtrack on YouTube

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