Cops (film)
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| Cops | |
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 Theatrical poster for Cops (1922) |
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| Directed by | Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton |
| Produced by | Joseph M. Schenck |
| Written by | Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton |
| Starring | Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Roberts Edward F. Cline Steve Murphy |
| Editing by | Elgin Lessley |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures Inc. |
| Release date(s) | March, 1922 |
| Running time | 18 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English (original intertitles) |
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Cops is a 1922 comedy short silent film which tells the story of a young man (Buster Keaton) who accidentally gets on the bad side of the entire Los Angeles Police Department during a parade, and is chased all over the town. It was written and directed by Edward F. Cline and Keaton.
[edit] Background (and Spoilers)
This very Kafka-esque film is Keaton's response to the Fatty Arbuckle scandal and even though his intentions are good, he cannot win, where it seems that he won't escape the fate that he cannot outrun, no matter how inventively he tries. He gets into various scraps with police officers throughout the film. Eventually, he unwittingly throws a bomb into a police parade and ends up being chased by a horde of cops.
At the end of the film, Keaton's character is able to lock up the cops in the police station. However, the girl he is trying to woo gives him the cold shoulder, disapproving of his behavior. Therefore, he unlocks the police station and is immediately pulled in by the cops. The film ends with the title "The End" written on a tombstone with Keaton's pork pie hat propped on it, implying Keaton's character was killed.
One of Keaton's most iconic and brilliantly-constructed short films, Cops has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Cops at the Internet Movie Database
| The films of Buster Keaton |
| Full Lengths |
| Three Ages - Our Hospitality - Sherlock, Jr. - The Navigator - Seven Chances - Go West - Battling Butler - The General - College - Steamboat Bill Jr. - The Cameraman - Spite Marriage - Hollywood Cavalcade - Easy to Wed - In the Good Old Summertime - Excuse My Dust |
| Shorts |
| The Rough House - Convict 13 - One Week - The Scarecrow - Neighbors - The Haunted House - Hard Luck - The High Sign - The Goat - The Playhouse - The Boat - The Paleface - Cops - My Wife's Relations - The Blacksmith - The Frozen North - The Electric House - Daydreams - The Balloonatic - The Love Nest - The Gold Ghost - Allez Oop - One Run Elmer - Tars and Stripes - Grand Slam Opera - Blue Blazes - Mixed Magic - Love Nest on Wheels - Life in Sometown, U.S.A. - Hollywood Handicap - Streamlined Swing - The Railrodder |
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